Football Release

August 11, 2009

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Minnesota Duluth Tabbed Preseason Coaches Favorite

St. Paul, Minn. - The defending Football National Champions of the University of Minnesota
Duluth were selected by the league coaches as the overall and north division preseason fa-
vorite in the NSIC in 2009. The Bulldogs edged out Minnesota State University, Mankato (the
coaches favorite in the south division) by six points to earn the honor. UMD received nine first
place votes compared to five for the Mavericks.
Preseason NSIC Football Coaches Poll
The Bulldogs will boast the NSIC North Division Offensive Pre-
Overall Points
season Player of the Year in running back Isaac Odim and North 1. Minnesota Duluth (9)..................... 165
Division Defensive Preseason Player of the Year in linebacker 2. Minnesota State (5)........................159
Robbie Aurich. Minnesota State was picked to win the south 3. Augustana.......................................135
and will have the NSIC’s Preseason Defensive Player of the 4. St. Cloud State................................ 129
Year in the south in defensive back Kelvin Rodgers. Wayne Wayne State....................................129
State’s quarterback Silas Fluellen repeated as the South Divi- 6. Winona State.................................. 114
sion Offensive Preseason Player of the Year. 7. Southwest Minnesota State............. 86
8. University of Mary.......................... 79
As in the 2008 season, the NSIC football schedule will be bro- 9. Bemidji State................................... 77
ken into two seven-team divisions (north/south). Each team will
10. Concordia-St. Paul.........................71
play ten conference games that will count towards the NSIC
Overall Champion as well as six divisional games that will count
11. Northern State................................ 43
towards the NSIC North/South Championships. In all, three 12. MSU Moorhead............................. 37
league championships will be awarded (Overall Champion, 13. Upper Iowa.................................... 36
North Division Champion, South Division Champion). Ties will 14. Minnesota, Crookston................... 14
not be broken for overall or division champions. first place votes in ( )

Preseason NSIC Football Coaches Poll
North Division Points
1. Minnesota Duluth (6)...................... 36
2. St. Cloud State (1)........................... 31
3. University of Mary.......................... 25
4. Bemidji State................................... 22
5. MSU Moorhead............................... 13
Northern State.................................. 13
7. Minnesota, Crookston...................... 7
first place votes in ( )
Preseason Player of the Year
Off. - Isaac Odim - UMD
Def. - Robbie Aurich - UMD
Preseason NSIC Football Coaches Poll
South Division Points
1. Minnesota State (5).........................35
2. Augustana (2)..................................28
3. Wayne State.....................................27
4. Winona State...................................23
5. Southwest Minnesota State.............16
6. Concordia-St. Paul...........................12
7. Upper Iowa.......................................6
first place votes in ( )
Preseason Player of the Year
Off. - Silas Fluellen - WSC
Def. - Kelvin Rodgers - MSU

The NSIC is a 14-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
 2009 NSIC Preseason Players of the Year
NSIC North Offensive Preseason Player of the Year

#31 Isaac Odim (RB, 6-0, 215, Jr., Rochester, Minn. / Rochester CC)
University of Minnesota Duluth
Odim made his Bulldog debut last fall and the then-sophomore running back wound up setting club
marks for rushing yards (1,638), rushing touchdowns (26), average yards per carry (7.3 yards), total
touchdowns (30) and scoring (180) while equaling marks for 100-yard rushing games (nine) and consec-
utive 100-yard rushing games (seven). He earned a spot on both the d2football.com (honorable mention)
and Don Hansen Football Gazette (third team) teams in addition to the All-NSIC first team. Odim scored
two of his touchdowns in the National Championship game last season, a 5-yard touchdown reception and a 4-yard run.
He averaged 109.2 yards rushing per game in 2008.

NSIC North Defensive Preseason Players of the Year

#41 Robbie Aurich (LB, 5-11, 250, Jr., Spring Lake, Mich.)
University of Minnesota Duluth

Aurich led the Bulldogs with 101 tackles in 2008, with 13 of those coming in the 21-14 win over North-
west Missouri State in the NCAA DII National Championship game. He had 57 solo stops, 3.5 sacks, four
forced fumbles and an interception for a defense that held NSIC opponents to an average of 11.1 points
per game and did not give up more than 21 points to anyone. Aurich was second team all-conference
a year ago.

NSIC SOUTH Offensive Preseason Player of the Year

#7 Silas Fluellen (QB, 6-0, 210, Sr., Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue West HS)
Wayne State College
Fluellen earned NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team honors last season after guiding Wayne
State to a 9-3 record and the school’s first-ever NCAA playoff berth. Fluellen completed 222 of 375
passes (59.2%) for 2,902 yards and 16 TD’s while rushing for another 518 yards and five scores. He led
the NSIC in total offense last season at 285.0 yards per game and ranked second in passing yards per
game (241.8). Fluellen already holds career passing records at WSC for touchdowns (50) and passing
yards (7,325) and needs just 36 completions to break Jamie Jones’ school record for career completions (578). Entering
his senior season, Fluellen ranks fourth in NSIC career total offense (6,695 yards) and is sixth in NSIC career passing
yards at 5,966 yards. Fluellen was the 2008 NSIC South Division Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.

NSIC SOUTH Defensive Preseason Players of the Year

#2 Kelvin Rodgers (DB, 6-0, 177, Sr., East St. Louis, Ill./East St. Louis HS)
Minnesota State University, Mankato

Rodgers was a First-Team All-NSIC South Division selection as well as being named Second-Team
All-American by D2football.com and the Don Hansen Football Gazette. He also was garnered Second-
Team All-Region by Daktronics and the Don Hansen Football Gazette. As a defensive back he finished
with 23 tackles, including three interceptions - one of which went for a touchdown - and five pass break-
ups. He was the NSIC South Division Return Specialist of the Year in 2008 after he returned 31 kicks for 841 yards and
two touchdowns. He set the MSU single-game record with six kick returns for 178 yards in MSU’s opening-game loss to
Central Missouri. He returned four kicks for 155 yards and a score against Wayne State and was named the NSIC Spe-
cial Teams Player of the Week for his efforts. The following week the returned five kicks for 135 yards and a touchdown
in MSU’s win over Winona State and was again named the league’s Special Teams Player of the Week He had a stretch
of four consecutive games (Sept. 13-Oct. 4) where he returned either a punt, interception or a kick for a touchdown. On
the season he collected 1,135 all purpose yards.

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Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
 2009 NSIC Preseason Players to Watch
Augustana
#12 Luke Butler (QB, 6-5, 220, Sr., Pocatello, Idaho)
Elected team captain for the 2009 season,
Butler enters his second season as the start-
ing quarterback for the Vikings. He started 11
games in 2008 and completed nearly 55 per-
cent of his passes, going 131-of-239 for 1,654 yards with
10 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He completed 19-
of-30 for 243 yards and three scores in a 42-21 victory
at Concordia-St. Paul. He posted a season-high 21-of-30
effort in a 39-20 victory over Southwest Minnesota State,
throwing for 290 yards and three touchdowns, including a
season-long 82-yarder. Butler also rushed nine times for
82 yards at Minnesota, Crookston and threw for over 100
yards in 7-of-11 games. Butler joined the Vikings after play-
ing two seasons at Idaho State.
#33 Brandon McMichael (LB, 6-2, 245, Sr., Eden Prairie, Minn.)
McMichael enters his fourth season as a starting outside
linebacker for Augustana in 2009. One of four team cap-
tains elected for the season, McMichael is one of the Vi-
kings’ top returning tacklers. He sat out the 2008 season
with a medical redshirt, but in 2007, McMichael registered
a team-high 94 total tackles, including 50 solo stops and
44 assists. He also had a team-high 14 tackles for loss,
which resulted in 47 yards. In addition, he racked up a
team-high 5.5 sacks for a loss of 36 yards. A 2007 All-
North Central Conference honorable mention performer,
McMichael recorded double digits in tackles 4 times that
season. Against South Dakota, he collected a career-high
14 tackles. He also picked up 13 tackles against Central
Washington, 12 against Minnesota Duluth and 10 against
Concordia-St. Paul.
BEmidji State
#8 Derek Edholm (QB, 6-1, 181, Jr., Anoka, Minn.)
Edholm matured into one of the league’s fin-
est quarterbacks in 2008. Not only did his
production go up each game in the back half
of the season, the sophomore became more
efficient. Edholm finished the year completing 193-of-296
passes with just five interceptions to set a new standard
for single-season completion percentage at BSU. In all he
passed for 2,136 yards with 17 touchdowns with another
gained with his feet.
#24 Jake Anderson (LB, 6-2, 230, Sr., Karlstad, Minn.)
Anderson, Bemidji State’s defensive captain for 2009, en-
ters his senior season after a 2008 campaign during which
he became pillar in the middle if Beavers’ Gang Green
defense. He led the team with 70 tackles (32 solo), 11.5
tackles for loss and 4.5 quarterback sacks while ranking
second on the team with three interceptions. He completed
his junior season ranked 16th in the league in total tackles,
eighth in tackles for loss and his three forced fumbles was
good for third.
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Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
Concordia-St. Paul
#16 Calvin Simon (WR, 6-2, 215, Jr., Shakopee, Minn.)
Simon is one of the most explosive playmakers
in the league and is poised to continue his devel-
opment as a Golden Bear. Through two years,
Simon has already eclipsed 1,000 receiving
yards and 10 touchdowns. He holds multiple school records
for single game receiving, including touchdowns (4, fresh-
man year) and longest play from scrimmage, set last year
when he hauled in a 99 yard touchdown strike. In 21 career
games on the gridiron, Simon has four 100 yard receiving ef-
forts and three multi-touchdown games. The 6-3, 215 pound
receiver has size and speed. Last year, he hauled in 35
catches for 517 yards and four TD’s while playing alongside
CU’s all-time receiving leader, Tyrone Ruffin. Simon leads
a solid WR core for CU in 2009 and is a two-time NSIC Of-
fensive Player of the Week in his career.
#23 Joe Butler (DB, 5-10, 180, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.)
Butler enters his senior season leading a talented and deep
group of cornerbacks on the CU defense. He has spent two
years at Concordia after transferring from North Dakota
State College of Science. Butler heads into his final cam-
paign as a Golden Bear completely healthy and ready to
shut down opposing receivers. In seven games last year,
Butler made 19 tackles, 17 of them solo. He had a break-
through performance against Southwest Minnesota State,
with eight solo tackles and a pass breakup. He also made
four tackles (three solo) against Augustana including another
pass breakup. In his redshirt season in 2007, Butler earned
CU Scout Defensive Player of the Week honors prior to a
victory over MSU Moorhead.
University of Mary
#79 L.T. Brown (C, 6-3, 310, Sr., Idaho Falls, Idaho)
Brown enters his third season as a starter on
the Marauders offensive line. A two-time sec-
ond team All-NSIC selection, Brown is a power-
ful blocker who anchors the U-Mary offensive
attack. A team captain last year, Brown is one of two three-
year starters up front as the Marauders return six linemen
with starting experience.
#1 Phillip Thomas (CB, 5-10, 185, Sr., Fresno, Calif.)
Thomas leads a veteran secondary for the University of Mary
in 2009. The senior will hold down one of the corner spots
after making 36 tackles (15 solo) and knocking down three
passes last season, his first with the Marauders. Thomas’
most notable play of the year was deflecting a fourth-down
overtime pass on the final play of the game in a 24-17 win
over Minnesota State University Moorhead as U-Mary won
its third straight “Battle for the Paddle”.
 2009 NSIC Preseason Players to Watch
Minnesota, Crookston MSU MOORHEAD
The Golden Eagle Football team welcomes back two North #17 Joe Johnson (WR, 5-10, 195, Sr., Moorhead, Minn.)
Division All-Conference Honorable Mention Johnson caught 29 pases for 264 yards and one
offensive lineman for the 2009 season. Mario touchdown with a long reception of 23 yards in
Perez (OG, Jr., Colton, Calif.) played and start- 2008. He was a key special teams participant
ed in 10 games. Jeff Schiller (C, So., Lakeside, last season, as he led the Dragons with 14 punt
Calif.) played and started in nine games during the 2008 returns for 148 yards, an average of 10.6 a return. He also
campaign. The duo helped lead the Golden Eagles to a brought back five kickoffs for 11.0 yards per attempt. He was
3.2 yard/rush average, a 4.0 yards/play average and a .750 honored as 2008 MSUM Special Teams Player of the Year.
scoring percentage inside the red-zone. He also turned nine receptions into 98 yards and an average
of 10.9 yards per reception as a freshman in 2005.
Tom Melhorn (Sr., LB, 6-0, 205, White Bear Lake, Minn.)
Melhorn leads the Golden Eagles defensively into the 2009 #3 Jon Swart (NG, 5-11, 275, Sr., Fargo, N.D. / North HS)
season. Last season, Melhorn recorded 44 total tackles to Swart brings a chunk of experience to Dragon defensive front.
lead all returning defensive players. In additions, he had He had 29 tackles, including 19 solo stops, eight tackles for
three tackles for a loss, three interceptions and one fumble loss and 3.5 quarterback sacks last season. He earned hon-
recovery. orable mention All-NSIC recognition as a sophomore, finished
seventh on the club with 47 tackles in 10 games, including
Minnesota Duluth seven tackles for loss and four quarterback sacks. He led the
#67 Tobias Lemke (OL, 6-4, 290, Sr., Essen, Germany) Dragons with four fumble recoveries in 2007, returned fumbles
Lemke is entering his fourth season of start- 16 yards for a touchdown against against Northern State and
ing duty on the Bulldogs’ offensive line, hav- 28 yards for a TD against Southwest Minnesota State.
ing worked out of the right guard position as a
true freshman in 2006 before being relocated Northern StATE
to center the ensuing season. Last fall, Lemke was chosen #3 Brian Jark (WR, 5-10, 210, Sr., Aberdeen, S.D. / NDSU)
to both the Football Gazette All-American second team and Jark finished 2008 with 52 receptions for 484
All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference first team in ad- yards and two touchdowns and also added two
dition to earning NSIC All-Academic Team honors. rushing touchdowns, earning Second-Team All
North Division Offense honors. He enters 2009
#38 Cole Strilzuk (DB, 5-11, 190, Sr., Balsam Lake, Wis.) needing five receptions, 655 receiving yards, and three
Strilzuk took over as UMD’s first string left cornerback last touchdowns to tie Northern State’s all-time records in those
fall and proceeded to top UMD in interceptions with six (the categories. He needs ten receptions to tie Damien Hoff-
most by a Bulldog in four years) and pass breakups (10) man of Minnesota-Morris for most all-time NSIC receptions
while finishing eighth on the club in total tackles with 48. with 185. He is currently 11th all-time in the conference with
The Balsam Lake, Wis., product, who picked off one pass in 1,939 receiving yards and is tied for eighth all-time with 16
each of the Bulldogs’ final three NCAA playoff games, se- receiving touchdowns. Jark was voted by his teammates
cured a spot on the 2008 All-NSIC second team as well as as a captain for the third time in his career.
the Football Gazette All-Super Region 3 third team.
#22 Anthony Ponzo (LB, 6-1, 220, Sr., Santa Rosa, Calif. / Santa Rosa JC)
Ponzo started all 11 games for the Wolves at inside line-
Minnesota State backer a season ago and led the team with 98 tackles and
#7 Jake Aberg (RB, 5-11, 201, R-Fr., Winterset, Iowa) finished fourth in the conference with 84 tackles during
Aberg played in two games before shutting league games. He finished the year with four tackles for
down the season due to an injury. He rushed loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, and
for 116 yards in thos two games, including 12 one fumble recovery, earning himself Honorable Mention
carries for 61 yards and two scores in MSU’s All-North Division Defense honors. He enters 2009 as a
win over Concordia-St. Paul. team captain and the anchor to a very deep linebacking
corps for the Wolves.
#96 Randy Earl (DT, 6-4, 285, Sr., Racine, Wis.)
Earl was named to the NSIC South Division Second-Team last
year after he finished with 40 tackles, which was tied for sixth Southwest Minnesota StATE
on the team. He had four sacks and three pass break-ups. He #22 Zach Wysong (RB, 5-10, 198, Sr., Hills, Minn.)
collected a season-high nine stops in MSU’s win over St. Cloud A second team All-NSIC South Division honor-
State. ee in 2008, Wysong rushed for 1,016 yards and
nine touchdowns on 234 carries. He finished
the season with the second highest single-sea-
son rushing total in school history. Wysong also led the
team in receptions with 64 for 470 yards and finished 20th
in nation in all-purpose yards (136.0), 33rd in the nation in
rushing and 36th in receptions. He begins the 2009 season
needing 283 yards rushing to become the school’s all-time
rushing leader.
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Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
 2009 NSIC Preseason Players to Watch
Southwest Minnesota StATE (Cont) Wayne State
#43 Derek Klinkner (LB, 6-3, 240, So., Artesian, S.D.) #8 Logan Masters (WR, 6-3, 180, Sr., Storm Lake, Iowa)
As a redshirt freshman in 2008, Klinkner fin- Masters has caught at least two passes in ev-
ished second on the squad with 68 tackles while ery collegiate game he has played (35) entering
leading the team with 9.5 tackles for loss. He his senior season. He was named Preseason
finished second on the team in solo tackles and All-American by the Sporting News and Lindy’s
ranked fourth in sacks. College Football Preview after recording 80 catches for
1,179 yards and six touchdowns last season as a junior.
ST. CLoud StATE With his 1,097 yards in receiving as a sophomore, Mas-
#2 Brandon Geiss (RB, 5-8, 185, So., Shorewood, Ill.) ters is the first WSC receiver to record back-to-back 1,000
Geiss had a standout year as a true freshman yard receiving seasons. He already holds the career WSC
in 2008. He led the Huskies in rushing with 798 records for receptions (188) and career receiving yards
yards on 178 carries and scored 11 touchdowns. (2,969) entering his senior season. Masters was a First
He rushed for over 100 yards in a game three Team NSIC South Division and Daktronics First Team All-
times during the season. Geiss rushed for a career high 131 Super Region #3 selection last season at wide receiver.
yards on Nov. 1 against MSU Moorhead. His longest run
of the season was a 43-yard romp against Upper Iowa on #52 Ryan Reeves (LB, 6-3, 215, Sr., Wahoo, Neb.)
Sept. 27. He averaged 4.5 yards per carry and 79.8 yards Reeves led the NSIC in tackles last season (125) to earn
per game. He also caught five passes for 113 yards and NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team and Da-
returned five kicks for 110 yards. He was named to the All- ktronics Super Region #3 All-Region First Team honors.
NSIC North Division First Team and was St. Cloud State’s Reeves averaged 10.33 tackles per game last season to
Harry Jackson Offensive Player of the Year. rank 18th in NCAA Division II. Besides his NSIC leading
125 tackles, Reeves also recorded three interceptions for
#50 Paul Denne (LB, 6-1, 210, Sr., St. Cloud, Minn.) 34 yards, had 8.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, four pass
Denne is a 2009 team captain and one of only six seniors on breakups and one fumble recovery.
the Husky roster, and the top returning tackler on the team.
Denne was named Honorable Mention All-NSIC North Divi-
sion in 2008. He led the Huskies in assisted tackles with WINONA State
28 and recorded 51 tackles in 11 games. He also had five #78 Marcus Greatens (OL, 6-5, 300, Sr., Oneida, Wis.)
tackles for loss, 2.5 quarterback sacks and an interception Greatens returns to the Winona State offensive
return for 27 yards. Denne had a season high nine tackles line after earning ESPN The Magazine All-
against Northern State. American 1st Team. He was also an Academic
All-American. Last season the tackle allowed
Upper Iowa only half a sack and was flagged a mere three times. In
#14 Sam Epsteen (RB, 5-8, 185, Sr., Corona, Calif.) three years he as only allowed 1.5 sacks and been penal-
Last season, Epsteen appeared in all 11 games ized three times.
for the Peacocks. He carried the ball 181 times
for 868 yards and 7 touchdowns averaging 4.8 # 74 Ryan Rothwell (DT, 6-4, 300, Sr., McFarland, Wis.)
yards per carry and 78.9 rushing yards per con- Rothwell will return to the Warrior defensive line after being
test, which was sixth best among NSIC rushers. Epsteen named all-conference honorable mention last season. He
was also a reliable target for Peacock passers as he caught was also an all-academic performer off the field. Rothwell
15 passes for 108 yards and one touchdown. Epsteen was had 26 tackles a year ago including 7.5 for a loss and two
named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week last season after sacks.
rushing for 172 yards and 3 touchdowns on 24 carries in
the Peacocks’ victory at Northern State. His touchdown runs
came from 6, 12, and 71 yards.

#7 Dominique Jackson (DB, 6-0, 185, Sr., Riviera Beach, Fla.)

Last season, Jackson appeared in all 11 games for the Pea-
cocks. He recorded 51 tackles, including 1 for loss, and
intercepted two passes returning one 34 yards. Jackson
returned 8 punts for 137 yards with a long of 89 yards for a
touchdown in UIU’s opener versus Division I Drake. In 2007,
he appeared in all 11 games for UIU and recorded 58 tack-
les, including two tackles for loss. Jackson led the NSIC with
five interceptions in his sophomore season including four at
Minnesota, Crookston, one of which he returned for a 100+
yard touchdown. He was named Northern Sun Second
Team All-Conference in 2007. Jackson was named NSIC
Defensive Player of the Week in 2007 following the game at
Minnesota, Crookston.

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Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
 NSIC Returning All-Conference
NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Offense NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Offense
No. Name Pos Year School Hometown No. Name Pos Year School Hometown
67 Tubias Lemeke C Sr. Minnesota Duluth Essen, Germany 2 Joe Clark RB Jr. Augustana Rochester, Minn.
31 Isaac Odim RB Jr. Minnesota Duluth Rochester, Minn. 16 Tyler Schulte WR Jr. Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D.
10 D.J. Winfield WR So. Minnesota Duluth Mountain Iron, Minn.
13 Vincent Flurry WR Sr. Minnesota State Lakeville, Minn.
87 Cody Anderson-Norblom TE Sr. St. Cloud State Minneapolis, Minn. 68 Andy Schoonover OG Sr. Minnesota State Boyceville, Wis.
78 Scott Ferguson LT Jr. St. Cloud State Bowmanville, Ontario 7 Silas Fluellen QB Sr. Wayne State Bellevue, Neb.
2 Brandon Geiss RB So. St. Cloud State Shorewood, Ill. 8 Logan Masters WR Sr. Wayne State Storm Lake, Iowa
8 Fred Williams WR Jr. St. Cloud State Milwaukee, Wis. 64 Seth Haun C Sr. Winona State Tomah, Wis.

NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Defense NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Defense
No. Name Pos Year School Hometown No. Name Pos Year School Hometown
9 Shawn Melland LB Sr. University of Mary Watford City, N.D 98 Eric Bergman DE Jr. Augustana Clear Lake, Minn.
2 Kelvin Rodgers DB Sr. Minnesota State East St. Louis, Ill.
NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams 52 Ryan Reeves LB Sr. Wayne State Weston, Neb.
8 Fred Williams RS Jr. St. Cloud State Milwaukee, Wis.
NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Offense 84 Thomas Schoenberg P Jr. Concordia-St. Paul Woodbury, Minn.
8 Derek Edholm QB Jr. Bemidji State Anoka, Minn. 2 Kelvin Rodgers RS Sr. Minnesota State East St. Louis, Ill.
79 L.T. Brown C Sr. University of Mary Idaho Falls, Id. 18 Nick Hope K Jr. Wayne State Avoca, Iowa
60 Ryan Chatterton OG/C Sr. MSU Moorhead Kenosha, Wis.
3 Brian Jark WR Sr. Northern State Aberdeen, S.D. NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Offense
51 Michael Zerr OG Jr. Northern State Aberdeen, S.D. 67 Clinton Berentschot LT Sr. Augustana Inwood, Iowa
72 Matt Gray OG Sr. Minnesota State Fullerton, Calif.
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Defense 70 Jeremy Clark OT Jr. Minnesota State Waukesha, Wis.
24 Jake Anderson LB Sr. Bemidji State Karlstad, Minn. 22 Zach Wysong RB Sr. SMSU Hills, Minn.
90 Rob Wills DE Jr. Bemidji State Roseville, Minn. 2 Frederick Bruno WR Jr. Wayne State Miami, Fla.
41 Robbie Aurich LB Jr. Minnesota Duluth Spring Lake, Mich. 63 Jason Enos OG Jr. Winona State Crystal Lake, Ill.
38 Cole Strilzuk DB Sr. Minnesota Duluth Balsam Lake, Wis.
91 Bryar Johnson DE Sr. Northern State Litchfield, Minn. NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Defense
41 Chris Janisch LB Jr. Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D.
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Special Teams 26 Rojeer Wright LB Jr. Concordia-St. Paul Minneapolis, Minn.
17 Joe Johnson RS Sr. MSU Moorhead Moorhead, Minn. 96 Randy Earl DE Sr. Minnesota State Racine, Wis.
39 Thomas Parrott K Jr. Northern State Tampa, Fla. 57 Tony Hunter LB Sr. Minnesota State Kansa City, Mo.
34 Matt Greenway DB Sr. Wayne State Lincoln, Neb.
RS = Return Specialist 14 Lucas Wolfe DB So. Winona State Elmwood, Wis.

NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Special Teams

Year indicated is for 2009 Season 2 Eric Swan RS So. Winona State Fennimore, Wis.

Year indicated is for 2009 Season

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

2008 Overall Football Final Final Standings
as of December 15, 2008 NSIC Only Overall North Football Standings
W L Win % GP PF PA W L Win % GP PF PA STRK #1 Minnesota Duluth* 6 0 1.00
#1 Minnesota Duluth ^ & 10 0 1.00 10 461 111 15 0 1.000 15 613 173 W15 St. Cloud State 5 1 .833
#23 Minnesota State & 9 1 .900 10 339 143 9 3 .750 12 364 199 L1 Bemidji State 3 3 .500
#19 Wayne State (NE) & 8 2 .800 10 319 189 9 3 .750 12 364 224 L1 Mary 3 3 .500
Augustana $ 7 3 .700 10 318 212 8 4 .667 12 369 255 W2 Minnesota State Moorhead 2 4 .333
St. Cloud State 7 3 .700 10 292 159 7 4 .636 11 309 190 L1 Minnesota Crookston 1 5 .167
Southwest Minnesota State 6 4 .600 10 309 291 6 5 .545 11 323 312 W2 Northern State 1 5 .167
Winona State 6 4 .600 10 332 258 6 5 .545 11 353 284 L1 South Football Standings
Bemidji State 4 6 .400 10 201 281 5 6 .455 11 228 305 W2 #23 Minnesota State* 5 1 .833
Mary 4 6 .400 10 191 265 4 7 .364 11 208 302 L3 #19 Wayne State (NE)* 5 1 .833
Concordia St. Paul 3 7 .300 10 155 301 4 7 .364 11 210 314 L2 Augustana 4 2 .667
Minnesota State Moorhead 2 8 .200 10 158 300 2 9 .182 11 187 330 L2 Southwest Minnesota State 3 3 .500
Upper Iowa 2 8 .200 10 221 369 2 9 .182 11 234 386 W1 Winona State 3 3 .500
Minnesota Crookston 1 9 .100 10 146 455 2 9 .182 11 166 470 L6 Concordia St. Paul 1 5 .167
Northern State 1 9 .100 10 210 318 1 10 .091 11 237 356 L5 Upper Iowa 0 6 .000
Rankings from AFCA Coaches Poll 12/16/08 * Division Champion & NCAA Playoffs ^ NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
 2009 NSIC Composite Schedule
Thursday, August 27 Saturday, October 3rd
Northern State at Missouri Western 6:00 PM C Mary at Concordia-St Paul 12:00 PM
C Augustana at St. Cloud State 7:00 PM C SMSU at Winona State 1:00 PM
Carson-Newman at Winona State 7:00 PM C St. Cloud State at Bemidji State 1:00 PM
Minot State at Bemidji State 7:00 PM C Northern State at Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 PM
C MSU Moorhead at Minnesota Duluth 1:00 PM
Saturday, August 29th C Upper Iowa at Wayne State 1:00 PM
Mary at Chadron State 12:00 PM C Augustana at Minnesota State 3:00 PM
Valley City State at MSU Moorhead 1:00 PM
C SMSU at Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 PM Saturday, October 10th
Nebraska-Kearney at Wayne State 1:00 PM C Wayne State at Bemidji State 1:00 PM
Upper Iowa at Lincoln 5:00 PM C Winona State at Upper Iowa 1:00 PM
C Concordia-St Paul at Minnesota Duluth 6:00 PM C Minnesota State at Concordia-St Paul 1:00 PM
Minnesota State at Truman State 7:00 PM C Minnesota, Crookston at St. Cloud State 1:00 PM
Upper Iowa at Lincoln 5:00 PM C Mary at MSU Moorhead 2:00 PM
C Minnesota Duluth at Northern State 2:30 PM
Thursday, September 3rd C Augustana at SMSU 6:00 PM
St. Cloud State at University of Maine 6:00 PM
Central Washington at Minnesota Duluth 7:00 PM Saturday, October 17th
Minnesota, Crookston at Mayville State 7:00 PM C Wayne State at Winona State 1:00 PM
C MSU Moorhead at Minnesota State 1:00 PM
Saturday, September 5th C Bemidji State at Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 PM
C Wayne State at MSU Moorhead 1:00 PM C St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth 1:00 PM
C Bemidji State at Minnesota State 1:00 PM C Upper Iowa at Augustana 1:00 PM
C Winona State at Northern State 1:00 PM C Northern State at Mary 2:30 PM
Concordia St. Paul at Minot State 1:00 PM C Concordia-St Paul at SMSU 6:00 PM
C Upper Iowa at Mary 2:30 PM
Emporia State at Augustana 1:00 PM Saturday, October 24th
Black Hills State at SMSU 6:00 PM C Minnesota, Crookston at Winona State 1:00 PM
C SMSU at Minnesota State 1:00 PM
Saturday, September 12th C Duluth at Bemidji State 1:00 PM
C Concordia-St Paul at MSU Moorhead 1:00 PM C Concordia-St Paul at Upper Iowa 1:00 PM
C Winona State at Bemidji State 1:00 PM C Augustana at Wayne State 1:00 PM
C Northern State at Upper Iowa 1:00 PM C Mary at St. Cloud State 2:30 PM
C Minnesota, Crookston at Augustana 1:00 PM C MSU Moorhead at Northern State 6:00 PM
C St. Cloud State at Wayne State 1:00 PM
C Minnesota State at Mary 2:30 PM Saturday, October 31st
C Minnesota Duluth at SMSU 6:00 PM C Minnesota State at Upper Iowa 1:00 PM
C Wayne State at Concordia-St Paul 1:00 PM
Saturday, September 19th C Winona State at Augustana 1:00 PM
C Wayne State at Minnesota State 1:00 PM C Minnesota, Crookston at Minnesota Duluth 1:00 PM
C MSU Moorhead at Bemidji State 1:00 PM C St. Cloud State at MSU Moorhead 2:00 PM
C Mary at Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 PM C Bemidji State at Mary 2:30 PM
C Augustana at Minnesota Duluth 1:00 PM C SMSU at Northern State 2:30 PM
C Upper Iowa at SMSU 1:00 PM
C Northern State at St. Cloud State 6:00 PM Saturday, November 7th
C Winona State at Concordia-St Paul 6:00 PM C Minnesota Duluth at Winona State 1:00 PM
C Upper Iowa at Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 PM
Saturday, September 26th C Bemidji State at Concordia-St Paul 1:00 PM
C Minnesota, Crookston at MSU Moorhead 1:00 PM C Minnesota State at St. Cloud State 1:00 PM
C Minnesota State at Winona State 1:00 PM C Northern State at Augustana 1:00 PM
C St. Cloud State at Upper Iowa 1:00 PM C Mary at Wayne State 1:00 PM
C Concordia-St Paul at Augustana 1:00 PM C MSU Moorhead at SMSU 1:00 PM
C SMSU at Wayne State 1:00 PM
C Minnesota Duluth at Mary 2:30 PM C = NSIC Games
C Bemidji State at Northern State 2:30 PM

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Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State