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Career Coaching Records

NAME YEARS RECORDS OVERALL %
Arch Skalbeck 1947 1-3 .250
Clarence Holstrom 1948-1949 4-11 .267
Lynn Lundin 1950, 1953-1959 23-40-2 .369
Elmer Fischer 1951 1-3 .250
Bill Winterble 1952 4-3 .571
Owen Halleen 1960-1964 26-14 .650
Dave Cox 1965-1966 6-9-1 .406
Mo Shields 1967-1969 1-24-1 .058
Chub Reynolds 1970-1979 36-54 .400
Dud Lutton 1980-1983 9-23 .281
Craig Dahl 1984 0-10 .000
Kevin McDonald 1985-1987 3-25-2 .133
Phil Janaro 1988 2-8 .200
Steve Johnson 1989-2023 (34 seasons) 252-111-1 .694
Mike McElroy 2024-present 11-3 .786

INDIVIDUALS LEADERS

RUSHING
NAME NO. DATE, OPPONENT, YEAR
Single Game
Attempts
Mike Johnson 46 vs. Gustavus (2002)
Yards
Phil Porta 289 vs. Augsburg (2005)
Touchdowns
Marshall Klitzke 5 vs. Augsburg (2014)
Bridgeport Tusler 5 vs. Dubuque (2016)
Jim Nelson 4 vs. Milton (1961)
Mike Johnson 4 vs. Macalester (2001), UST (2001), St. Olaf (2001), GAC (2002)
Nic Krueger 4 vs Hamline (Oct. 8, 2022)
Aaron Eillingson 4 vs. Augsburg (Oct. 19, 2024)
Single Season
Attempts
Logan Flannery 328 2010
Yards
Logan Flannery 1,907 2010
Phil Porta 1,736 2004
Phil Porta 1,559 2005
Logan Flannery 1,334 2007
Chris Wiens 1,330 1992
Touchdowns
Mike Johnson 20 2001
Jaran Roste 20 2018
Aaron Ellingson 19 2024
Brandon Marquardt 17 2023
Logan Flannery 17 2010
Career
Attempts
Logan Flannery 1,039 2007-10
Phil Porta 947 2003-06
Yards
Logan Flannery 5,310 2007-10
Phil Porta 5,235 2003-06
Touchdowns Jaran Roste 45 2018-22
Logan Flannery 39 2007-10
Mike Johnson 39 1999-02
PASSING
NAME NO. DATE, OPPONENT, YEAR
Single Game
Attempts
Rhett Bonner 78 vs. Gustavus (1985)
Yards
Jon Ebert 498 vs. St. Thomas (1993)
Yards in half
Matt Lundeen 409 vs. St. Olaf (1997)
Completions
Cooper Drews 38
38
vs. Carleton (Nov. 2, 2024)
vs. Coe (Nov. 23, 2024)
Jon Ebert 35 vs. St. Thomas (1993)
Jaran Roste 34 vs. Concordia-M'Head (Oct. 15, 2022)
Completion percentage Erik Peterson 93.1 (27-of-29) vs. Gustavus (2012)
Touchdowns
Jon Ebert 6 vs. St. Thomas (1993)
Matt Lundeen 6 vs. Carleton (1997)
Cooper Drews
 
6
6
at Hamline (Oct. 26, 2024)
vs. Carleton (Nov. 2, 2024)
Single Season
Attempts
Cooper Drews 504 2024
Jon Ebert 387 1993
Yards
Cooper Drews 3,822 2024
Erik Peterson 3,034 2013
Completions
Cooper Drews 371 2024
Erik Peterson 221 2013
Scott Kirchoff 212 2000
Jaran Roste 207 2022
Completion Percentage
Cooper Drews 73.6 (371-of-504) 2024
Erik Peterson 70.2 (221-of-315) 2013
Jaran Roste 69.0 (156-of-226) 2019
Touchdowns
Cooper Drews 43 2024
Matt Lundeen 24 1997
Erik Peterson 24 2013
Scott Kirchoff 23 2000
Jaran Roste 23 2022
Career
Attempts
Scott Kirchoff 1,088 1999-03
Yards Jaran Roste 9,051 2018-22
Completions
Jaran Roste 682 2018-22
Touchdowns
Jaran Roste 70 2018-22
RECEIVING
NAME NO. DATE, OPPONENT, YEAR
Single Game
Receptions
Joey Kidder 16 vs. Concordia-M'Head (Oct. 15, 2022)
Micah Niewald 16 at Susquehanna (Dec. 12, 2024)
Eric Runyan 15 vs. St. Olaf (1997)
Micah Niewald
 
15
15
at Gustavus Adolphus (Oct. 1, 2022)
vs. Coe (Nov. 23, 2024)
Yards
Bryce Marquardt 231 vs. Augsburg (2014)
Eric Runyan 212 vs. St. Olaf (1997)
Jeremy Belisle 212 vs. Carleton (1997)
Touchdowns
Ken Cooper 4 vs. Macalester (1980)
Vincent Hooper 4 vs. St. Thomas (1993)
Joel Quick 4 vs. Concordia (2009)
Bryce Marquardt 4 vs. Augsburg (2014)
Joey Kidder
 
4
4
vs. Hamline (Oct. 26, 2024)
vs. UW-Eau Claire (Sept. 21, 2024)
Single Season
Receptions
Micah Niewald 135 2024
Joey Kidder 123 2024
Mitch Hallstrom 93 2013
Micah Niewald 82 2022
Joel Olson 81 2001
Yards
Joey Kidder 1,386 2024
Micah Niewald 1,385 2024
Mitch Hallstrom 1,328 2013
Joel Olson 1,225 2001
Joey Kidder 1,078 2021
Joey Kidder 1,040 2022
Micah Niewald 1,030 2022
Touchdowns
Joey Kidder 19 2024
Joel Olson 15 2001
Joey Kidder 13 2022
Career
Receptions
Micah Niewald 309 2021-24
Joey Kidder 269 2021-24
Mitch Hallstrom 217 2010-13
Jeremy Belisle 191 1996-99
Yards
Joey Kidder 3,894 2021-24
Touchdowns
Joey Kidder 45 2021-24
TOTAL OFFENSE
NAME NO. DATE, OPPONENT, YEAR
Single Game
Jon Ebert 518 vs. St. Thomas (1993)
Single Season Cooper Drews 4,003 2024
Jaran Roste 3,084 2022
Career
Jaran Roste 11,509 2018-22

Career Leaders

RUSHING YARDS YEARS YARDS CARRIES AVERAGE
1. Logan Flannery 2007-10 5,303 1,039 5.6
2. Phil Porta 2003-06 5,235 947 5.5
3. Mike Johnson 1999-02 3,435 670 5.1
4. Jeremy Tvedt 1993-96 3,351 676 4.9
5. Marshall Klitzke 2012-15 3,116 559 5.6
6. Chris Wiens 1989-92 2,969 572 5.2
7. Jim Nelson 1960-63 2,600 521 5.0
8. Brandon Marquardt 2011-14 2,582 412 6.3
9. Mark Rapinchuk 1974-77 2,486 505 4.9
10. Jaran Roste 2018-22 2,458 430 5.7
11. Josh Savageau 1997-00 2,453 499 4.9
12. Gene Teigland 1993-96 2,305 451 5.1     
13. Tom Klitzke 1976-79 2,250 577 3.9
14. Sam Gibas 2017-19 2,244 474 4.7
 
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS YEARS TOUCHDOWNS CARRIES
1. Jaran Roste 2018-2022 45 430
2. Mike Johnson 1999-02 39 636
    Logan Flannery 2007-10 39 1,039
4. Jeremy Tvedt 1993-96 37 676
5. Jim Nelson 1960-63 35 521
 
PASSING YARDS YEARS YARDS COMPLETIONS ATTEMPTED
1. Jaran Roste 2018-22 9,051 682 1,043
2. Scott Kirchoff 1999-03 8,128 636 1,041
3. Erik Peterson 2011-14 7,534 587 817
4. Matt Lundeen 1994-97 6,080 470 888
5. Trent Anderson 1987-90 5,426 434 817
6. Ben Wetzell 2004-07 5,038 434 804
7. Josh Aakre 2008-11 4,762 367 668
8. Rhett Bonner 1983-86 4,569 404 904
9. Jon Ebert 1991-94 4,281 353 659
10. Jake Marsh 2016-19 4,205 306 529
 
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS YEARS TOUCHDOWNS COMPLETIONS ATTEMPTED
1. Jaran Roste 2018-22 70 682 1,043
2. Scott Kirchoff 1999-03 65 636 1,041
 
RECEIVING YARDS YEARS YARDS RECEPTIONS YDS/R.
1. Joey Kidder 2021-24 3,894 269 14.5
2. Micah Niewald 2021-24 3,773 309 12.2
3. Jeremy Belisle 1996-99 3,001 191 15.7
4. Mitch Hallstrom 2010-13 2,803 217 12.9
5. Bryce Marquardt 2013-17 2,712 156 17.4
6. Eric Carlson 1997-00 2,164 138 15.7
7. Joel Olson 1999-02 1,969 150 13.1
8. Jack Negen 1989-91 1,913 132 14.5
9. Drew Larsen 2016-19 1,879 124 15.2
10. Eric Runyan 1995-98 1,874 155 12.1
11. Bryan Johnson 1980-83 1,775 136 13.1
12. Jay Hilbrands 2009-13 1,714 130 13.2
13. Aaron Bernstetter 2005-08 1,707 145 11.6
14. Ron Costello 1986-88 1,681 118 14.2
15. Kyle Lee 2005-07 1,665 104 16.0
 
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS YEARS TOUCHDOWNS RECEPTIONS
1. Joey Kidder 2021-24 45 269
2. Bryce Marquardt 2013-17 29 156
3. Jeremy Belisle 1996-99 25 191
    Micah Niewald 2021-24 25 309

TACKLES YEARS TOTAL TACKLES*
1. Seth Mathis 2010-13 361
2. Nate Farm 2021-24 292
3. Matthew Feldick 2018-21 255
4. Sam Lacy 2000-03 253.5
5. Dawson Brown 2015-18 250
6. Kirk Midthun 1996-99 241
7. Billy Morgan 2008-11 226.5
8. Drew Ragsdale 2015-18 223
9. Hans Bengtson 1998-01 217
10. Darin Schwarze 2005-08 209
11. Kirby Carr 2003-06 205
12. Jon Foss 1999-02 204.5
13. Jimmy Miller 1981-82 202
14. Jason Holm 1998-01 195.5
15. Brandon Carr 2004-07 182
16. Matt Jung 2023-24 181
17. Erik Smith 2009-12 171
18. Peter Hallstrom 1993-96 170.5
19. David Vavra 2008-11 169.5
20. Matt Wassink 2000-04 168.5
 

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

Longest Run from Scrimmage

97 yards-Eric Carlson vs. St. Olaf (1999)

Longest Pass

98 yards-Reid Velo to Aaron Bernstetter vs. Concordia-Wisconsin (2008)
98 yards-Joey Lee to John Carlson vs. Carleton (2017)

Longest Field Goal

56 yards-Paul Lindberg vs. Concordia (1978)

Longest Punt

82 yards - Hokan Bengston vs. Concordia (1998)

Longest Punt Return

98 yards-Kim Walker vs. Westmar (1975)

Longest Kickoff Return

99 yards-Brandon Marquardt vs. Carleton (9/27/2014)
96 yards-Brandon Marquardt vs. Concordia (10/4/2014)
96 yards-Scott Ylkanen vs. UW-Stevens Point (2001)
92 yards - Nic Jones vs. Hamline (10/9/2021)

Longest Interception Return

100-yard return by Matt Mehlhorn vs. Gustavus (2013)
95-yard return by Brian Pierce vs. Carleton (2001)

Longest Fumble Return
99-yard return by Nate Farm vs North Park (9/4/2021)

Most Sacks in Career

36.5-Jon Foss (1999-02) *Second all-time in MIAC

Most Sacks in a Season

21.5 Caden DeWall (2024) *Led NCAA Divsion III
16-Jon Foss (2002) *Led NCAA Division III
15 - Kyle Kilgore (2018)

Most Interceptions in a Career

23-Ben Matthews (1997-00)

Most Interceptions in a Season
15 - Ben Mathews (2000)
12 - Kevin Hallstrom (1976)
9 - Matt Jung (2024)

Most Defensive Extra Point Scores (Season)

2- Kirby Carr (2005) *NCAA Record Defensive Extra Point score in back-to-back weeks

INDIVIDUAL MIAC RECORDS

Career Rushing Yards

5,303 yards (overall career) - Logan Flannery (2007-10)
4,400 yards (MIAC opponents only)-Phil Porta (2003-06)

Interceptions in a Season

13 interceptions-Ben Matthews (2000)

Interceptions in a Game

5 interceptions-Ben Matthews vs. Gustavus (2000)

Longest Field Goal

56 yards-Paul Lindberg vs. Concordia (1978)

AFCA ALL-AMERICANS

NAME
YEAR
POSITION
Jim Nelson
1963
Running Back
Rey Sheperd
1963
Lineman
Kevin Hallstrom
1976
Defensive Back
Trent Anderson
1990
Quarterback
Jack Negen
1990
Wide Receiver
Vincent Hooper
1993
Wide Receiver
Jeremy Tvedt
1996
Running Back
Chico Rowland
1999
Offensive Tackle
Ben Matthews
2000
Cornerback
Mike Johnson
2001
Fullback
Phil Porta
2006
Running Back
Brandon Carr* 2007 Defensive Back
Seth Mathis 2012, 2013 Linebacker
Dawson Brown 2018 Safety
Kyle Kilgore 2018 Defensive End (2nd Team)
Nate Farm 2021 Safety
Travis Sinclair 2022 Offensive Line
Matt Jung 2024 Safety
Caden DeWall 2024 Defensive Line (2nd Team)

*Also named to Associated Press Little All-America 2nd team

D3FOOTBALL.COM ALL-AMERICANS

FIRST TEAM YEAR POSITION
Chico Rowland 1999 OL
Ben Matthews 2000 DB
Brandon Carr 2007 S
Logan Flannery 2010 RB
Seth Mathis 2012 LB
Matt Jung 2024 S
Caden DeWall 2024 DE
Joey Kidder 2024 WR
SECOND TEAM YEAR POSITION
Sam Lacy 2003 S
Phil Porta 2005 RB
Ryan Wassink 2006 OT
Jeff Schmidt 2013 OT
Seth Mathis 2013 LB
Bubba Friedlund 2014 OT
Brandon Marquardt 2014 RET
Joey Kidder 2022 WR
THIRD TEAM YEAR POSITION
Mike Johnson 2001 RB
Phil Porta 2004 RB
Phil Porta 2006 RB
Brandon Carr 2006 S
Mitch Hallstrom 2013 WR
Drew Neuville 2016 TE
Jaran Roste 2022 QB
Matt Jung 2023 S
HONORABLE MENTION YEAR POSITION
Joel Olson 2001 WR
Jon Foss 2001 DL
Hans Bengston 2001 DB
Scott Kirchoff 2003 QB
Mitchell Elliott 2011 OT
Kyle Kilgore 2018 DE

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 

NAME POSITION YEAR
Perry Johnson LB 1971
Phil Aune OT 1972
Steve Conklin WR 1972
Steve Payne DB 1972
Terry Karlsgodt LB 1973
Kim Walker WR 1974, 1975, 1976
Willie Gardner RB 1975
Craig Hansen OT 1975
Mike Anderson LB 1975, 1976
Frank Bahr DT 1976
Doug Berg DT 1976
Kevin Hallstrom DB 1976
Jack Kuhn OG 1976
Mark Rapinchuk RB 1976
Ken Cooper WR 1981
Jimmy Miller DB 1981, 1982
Bryan Johnson WR 1983
Don Becker OL 1988
Ron Costello WR 1988
Mike Ackerman RB 1989
Chris Arenz LB 1989
Trent Anderson QB 1990
Bill Hagstrom OL 1990
Nathan Libbon DE 1990
Chris Chisholm OC 1990, 1991
Jack Negen WR 1990, 1991
Jon Eliason LB 1991
Clyde Erickson LB 1991
Jeff Witte DE 1991
Paul Carlson LB 1992
Matt Eller OT 1992
Jon Nystrom DB 1992
Chris Wiens RB 1992
Vincent Hooper WR 1993
Joel Tanem DL 1993, 1994
Brad Leafblad DB 1994
Jason Peterson OC 1994
Kregg Turnquist DE 1994
Jeremy Tvedt RB 1994, 1995, 1996
Lance Juffer DE 1995
Mike Lundeen WR 1995
Aaron Boyum DT 1995, 1996
Peter Hallstrom LB 1996
Travis Littlefield LB 1996
Matt Lundeen QB 1996, 1997
Dave Johnson DE 1997
Chad Richards OG 1997
Jeremy Belisle WR 1997, 1998, 1999
Aaron Ferrier DT 1998
Eric Runyan WR 1998
Kirk Midthun DB 1998, 1999
Chico Rowland OT 1998. 1999
Josh Savageau RB 1999
Josh Schlueter DT 1999
Seth Olson K 1999, 2000
Deon Jordan WR 2000
Ben Matthews CB 2000
Hans Bengtson FS 2000, 2001
Scott Kirchoff QB 2000, 2001, 2003
Rick Meyer DE 2000, 2001
Jon Foss DE 2000, 2001, 2002
Mike Johnson RB 2000, 2001, 2002
Joel Olson WR 2001
John Kilde WR 2002, 2003
Sam Lacy SS 2002, 2003
Paul Tschetter K 2002, 2003
Tim Lawrence OT 2003
Matt Wassink ILB 2003
Scott Wessman DE 2003
Kirby Carr OLB 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Phil Porta RB 2003, 2004, 2005. 2006
Paul Scrabeck TE 2004
Tommy Davis C 2004, 2007
Matt Ammerman OLB 2005
Jake Schneider DE 2005
Ryan Wassink LT 2005, 2006
Brandon Carr S 2006, 2007
Zach Danielson DE 2006
Steve Luebke LB 2006
Ben Wetzell QB 2006, 2007
Nate Voronyak OLB 2007, 2009
Aaron Mills DE 2007, 2008
John Scrabeck T 2007
Nick Otto TE 2007
Logan Flannery RB 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Mike Ervin G 2008
Darin Schwarze ILB 2008
Cory Svihla OLB 2008, 2010
Tim Cornish CB 2008
Mitch Elliott OT 2009, 2010, 2011
Andrew Johnson DE 2009, 2010
Trent Pearson DL 2010
Billy Morgan LB 2010, 2011
Ross Petterson LB 2010
Brendan Flaherty DB 2010
Josh Aakre QB 2011
Kyle Boersma OG 2011
Josh Wolfe C 2011, 2012
Seth Mathis ILB 2011, 2012, 2013
David Vavra DB 2011
Jason Hofmeyer DE 2011
Erik Smith OLB 2011
Jared Penz OG 2012
Brett Skoog OLB 2012
Mitch Hallstrom WR 2012, 2013
J.D. Mehlhorn S 2012
Erik Peterson QB 2013
Jeff Schmidt OT 2013
Bubba Friedlund OT 2013, 2014
Brandon Marquardt RB 2013
Matt Mehlhorn S 2013
Luke Buttenhoff DT 2013
Kevin Flaherty OLB 2014
Marshall Klitzke RB 2014, 2015
Landon Mathis ILB 2014
Josh Treimer CB 2014
Ben Wahlquist OLB 2014
Will Van Duzer DL 2014
Drew Neuville TE 2015, 2016
Kevin Olson OT 2015
Nathan Hultgren NG 2015
Daniel Leidall DB 2015
Bryce Marquardt WR 2016
Ryan Ross OL 2016
Godfrey Mpetey DL 2016
Dawson Brown OLB / S 2016, 2017, 2018
Joel Koenecke WR 2017
Nolan Richardson OL 2017, 2018
Kyle Kilgore DE 2017, 2018
Jack Fiedler OL 2018, 2019, 2021
Trey Anderson DB 2018
Cale Ferrin DB 2019
Mike Delich LB 2019
John Sfire DL 2019
Bryce Kunkle RB 2021
Joey Kidder WR 2021, 2022, 2024
Jaran Roste QB 2021, 2022
Travis Sinclair OL 2021, 2022
Tavian Swanson CB 2021
Nate Farm S 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Matthew Feldick S 2021, 2022
Micah Niewald WR 2022, 2023, 2024
Jason Miller OL 2022
Evan Ginter OL 2022, 2023
Aidan Thomas DL 2022
David Brandt LB 2022
Collin Curtis LB 2022
Jacob Holmen LB 2022, 2024
Devin Williams DB 2022, 2023, 2024
Hugo Cifuentes K 2022
Will Eliason P 2022
Nick Jones RET 2022
Aaron Ellingson RB 2023, 2024
Josh Helling OL 2023, 2024
Isaiah Ward OL 2023, 2024
Caden DeWall DL 2023, 2024
Reese Pantila DL 2023, 2024
Taylor Glynn LB 2023, 2024
Thomas Wurdemann LB 2023
Isaac Call DB 2023, 2024
Matt Jung DB & RET 2023, 2024
Cooper Drews QB 2024
Jaeger Ash OL 2024
Noah Richards DL 2024
 
All-Conference awards from 1971-1976 are Tri-State Conference. Awards 1981 to present is for the MIAC.

MIAC SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

(In 2003 the MIAC began to differentiate First and Second Team All-Conference. The First Team members since 2003 are listed above as All-Conference. The Second Team members since 2003 are listed below. Beginning in the 2022 season the MIAC discontinued the second team and recognized one All-MIAC team) 
NAME
POS.
YEAR
John Holgrimson
OL 2003
Paul Scrabeck TE 2003
Peter Eastlund DB 2003
Jeremy Sather DB 2003
Ryan Wassink OL 2004
Zach Ludvigson WR 2004
Matt Wassink LB 2004
Jeremy Sather CB 2004
Pat Corcoran OL 2005
John Croyle WR 2005
Chris Zdon LB 2005
Brandon Carr DB 2005
Brad Dahlman OL 2006
Kyle Lee WR 2006
Mark Gaalswyk DL 2006
Lucas Blodgett LB 2006
Jamie Wagner DB 2006, 2007
Brad Dahlman OL 2007
Steve Luebke LB 2007
Darin Schwarze LB 2007
Tim Cornish DB 2007
Alex King TE 2008
Josh Aakre QB 2009
Joel Quick WR 2009
Kyle Boersma OL 2009
Jared Lyle DL 2009
Ross Petterson LB 2009
Corey Svihla LB 2009
Tim Cornish DB 2009
David Vaavra DB 2009
Kyle Wahlund OL 2010
Kyle Boersma OL 2010
Josh Wolfe OL 2010
Brett Skoog LB 2010
David Vaavra DB 2010
Ethan Anderson DB 2010
Jesse Phenow RB 2011
Alex Wright TE 2011
Jared Penz OL 2011
Brett Skoog LB 2011
Jay Hillbrands WR 2012
Jesse Phenow RB 2012
Luke Buttenhoff DL 2012
Gavin Maurer DL 2012
Erik Smith LB 2012
Brandon Marquardt Ret. 2012
Marshall Klitzke RB 2013
Josh Perkins OL 2013
Kyle Asmus DL 2013, 2014
Landon Mathis LB 2013
Kevin Flaherty LB 2013
Ben Wahlquist LB 2013
J.D. Mehlhorn DB 2013
Josh Treimer DB 2013
Erik Peterson QB 2014
Bryce Marquardt WR 2014
Dillon Crum OL 2014
David Morgan DB 2014
Landon Mathis LB 2015
Jesse Moeckly LB 2015
Matt Mehlhorn DB 2015
Gunnar Bloom RB 2016
Jon Pytlak WR 2016
Kevin Olson OL 2016
Josh Dalki LB 2016
Brady Bomsta Ret. 2016
Drew Ragsdale LB 2018
Bryce Marquardt WR 2017
Jack Fiedler OL 2017
Joel Koenecke Ret. 2017
Jaran Roste QB 2018, 2019
Sam Gibas RB 2018, 2019
Drew Larsen WR 2018, 2019
Tom Delich OL 2018
Alex Edwards OL 2018
Trent Substad LB 2018
Blake Hottle K/P 2018
Tavian Swanson DB 2019
Levi Duininck DL 2019
Danny Munoz OL 2019
Evan Ginter OL 2021
Aidan Thomas DL 2021
Thomas Wurdemann LB 2021
Braydon Finkbeiner LB 2021
Jacob Holmen LB 2021

MIAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

NAME YEAR
Chris Wiens 1992
Mike Johnson 2001
Kirby Carr 2006
Ben Wetzell 2007
Logan Flannery 2010
Erik Peterson 2013
*NOTE MVP Award discontinued after 2021 season as MIAC split into Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year*

MIAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

NAME YEAR
Jaran Roste 2022
*Award established in 2022*

MIAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

NAME YEAR
Matt Jung 2024
*Award established in 2022*

MIAC ROOKIE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

NAME YEAR
Devin Williams 2022
*Award established in 2022*

MIAC MIKE STAM LINEMAN OF THE YEAR

NAME YEAR
Chico Rowland 1999
Zach Danielson 2006
Caden DeWall 2024

MIAC COACH OF THE YEAR

NAME YEAR
Steve Johnson 1989, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2023


ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

NAME YEAR POSITION
Hans Bengtson 2001 Defensive Back
Jon Foss 2001 Defensive Line
Matt Wassink 2003 Linebacker
David Benjamin 2008 Defensive Back
David Benjamin 2009 Defensive Back
David Vavra 2011 Defensive Back
Gavin Maurer 2012 Defensive Line
Josh Treimer 2014 Defensive Back
Nate Farm 2022 Defensive Back
Aaron Ellingson 2024 Running Back
Nate Farm 2024 Defensive Back
Matt Jung 2024 Defensive Back

AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM

NAME YEAR POSITION
Eric Runyan 1998 Wide Receiver
Chico Rowland 1999 Offensive Line
Josh Gingerich 2002 Outside Linebacker
Matt Wassink 2004 Linebacker
A.J. Parnell 2005 Quarterback
Reid Velo 2009 Wide Receiver
J.D. Melhorn 2013 Defensive Back
Joshua Perkins 2014 Offensive Line
Matt Melhorn 2015 Defensive Back
Drew Neuville 2016 Tight End
Josh Dalki 2017 Inside Linebacker
Kyle Kilgore 2018 Defensive End
Danny Munoz 2019 Offensive Line
Mike Delich 2020 Linebacker/Running Back
Jaran Roste 2021 Quarterback
Matthew Feldick 2022 Defensive Back
Evan Ginter 2023 Offensive Line
Aaron Ellingson 2024 Running Back
  

BETHEL FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

NAME
YEAR OF GRADUATION
POSITION
Rey Sheperd
1962
Offensive Tackle
Jim Nelson
1964
Running Back
Duane Gibson
1966
Linebacker
Don Land
1966
Running Back
Al Selander
1967
Quarterback
Terry Karlsgodt
1975
Linebacker
Willie Gardner
1976
Running Back
Craig Hansen
1976
Offensive Tackle
Kevin Hallstrom
1977
Defensive Back
John Holine
1977
Quarterback
Kim Walker
1977
Wide Receiver
Mike Anderson
1978
Linebacker
Ken Cooper
1982
Wide Receiver
Jimmy Miller
1983
Defensive Back
Bryan Johnson
1984
Wide Receiver
Chub Reynolds
Head Coach

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