MUSTANGS 2022 MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY 11-TIME DEFENDING GPAC CHAMPIONS THREE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (’18, ’19, ’21) 18 STRAIGHT NAIA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES APPEARANCES 186-29 RECORD FROM ’04-’21
Morningside University UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Founded 1894 Location ............................................................................... Sioux City, Iowa Enrollment 1200 President Dr. Albert Mosley Athletic Director Jim Sykes Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Susie Lubbers Registrar.................................................................................... Jen Dolphin Assistant Athletic Director Jessica Jones-Sitzmann Sports Information Director Nick Buth Head Athletic Trainer Katy Burford Equipment Manager Jordyn Wollenburg, Roger Jansen Athletic Phone ...................................................................... 712-274-5192 Sports Information Phone 712-274-5306 Affiliation NAIA Conference Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Mascot Mustangs Colors Maroon & White FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach Steve Ryan Head Coach’s Alma Mater Wheaton (1989) Record At School 208-41 winning percentage of 83.5, 21 Years Career Record ............... 208-41 winning percentage of 83.5, 21 Years Office Phone (712) 274-5283 Co-Defensive Coordinators Casey Jacobsen, Nathan Turner Offensive Coordinator Andrew Rode 2021 Record 14-0 Home Field ............................................................. Elwood Olsen Stadium Surface Fieldturf Capacity 10,000 The Morningside University experience cultivates a passion for lifelong learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility morningside.edu
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Assistant Director of Athletics Jessica Jones-Sitzmann was named the assistant athletic director in 2021, stepping aside as Morningside’s head softball coach as the winningest coach of any sport in Morningside University Jones-Sitzmannhistory. was named Morningside’s head softball coach in 1999, and accumulated an 803402 record in her tenure. She led Morningside to fifteen 30-plus-win seasons, 10 NAIA tournament appearances, eight GPAC regularseason championships, and eight GPAC post-season tournament championships. She was named Hauff Mid-America Sports Coach of the Year by the Great Plains Athletic Conference six times, most recently in 2017. She was named the 2017 recipient of South Dakota State’s Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence. The award, named after the longtime SDSU football coach, is presented to graduates of SDSU who have distinguished themselves in the fields of coaching and Jones-Sitzmanneducation. is a 1993 graduate of South Dakota State University, where she was a standout pitcher. She posted a 42-39 record with the Jackrabbits and established a school record with a 1.81 career earned run average. She earned NCAA Division II All-America honors as a junior in 1992 to become the Jackrabbits’ first-ever softball All-American.
165 through the 2019-20 campaign, holding the record for most victories as a Morningside men’s basketball head coach. Fourteen of his last 17 seasons were winning seasons. In ten of those seasons, he was able to post 20+ wins. Sykes has led his teams to eight National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II tournament appearances, seven Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular-season championships, and three GPAC postseason tournament championships. He has also earned the honor of GPAC Coach of the Year seven times.
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DR. ALBERT MOSLEY
On July 1, 2022, Morningside University turned the page to begin an exciting new chapter in its history. Dr. Albert Mosley took the helm as the 13th president of Dr.Morningside.Mosleypreviously served as senior vice president and chief mission integration officer for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, a nonprofit, comprehensive, six-hospital health care system with 13,000 employees based in Memphis, Tenn. As part of the executive leadership team, Mosley provided strategic visioning and leadership to a division with more than 350 employees and a budget in excess of $50 million. That division included the Methodist Healthcare Foundation, Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach, behavioral health, the Center for Bioethics and Health Equity, the Center of Excellence in Faith & Health Equity, strategic philanthropy, international ministries, spiritual care, volunteer services, and clinical pastoral education.
Since arriving at Morningside, President Mosley has been focused on spending time with and hearing from Morningsiders. His goal is to become more familiar with the culture and to get a sense for what is on the minds of the Morningside community.
JIM SYKES Director of Athletics Jim Sykes was named Morningside University Director of Athletics in December 2020. Sykes was part of the Morningside men’s basketball coaching staff for several years before he was promoted to the head coach position during the 2003-2004 season. He held a .686 winning percentage with a record of 361Administration
Phase II of the project began on April 24, 2005, and was completed by Aug. 15, 2005. This phase included the installation of Fieldturf and a new track and the repair and painting of the stadium walls and entrances, as well as installation of new fencing, the construction of a new east-end parking lot, and the remodeling of the locker rooms and restrooms. Additionally, the Sioux City Community School District and the college worked together to achieve the installation of a new digital scoreboard.
Olsen was also active in the community, having served as a member and chairman of many civic organizations. He was president of the Sergeant Floyd Area Council of the Boy Scouts and recipient of the prestigious Silver Beaver Award. His vision for the renovation of the stadium was a private/public partnership that would benefit all the students of the community.
The renovations were made possible through a public/private partnership between Morningside and the Sioux City Community School District and through a generous donation by Elwood Olsen, a long-time resident of Sioux City and a 1938 Morningside graduate.
The stadium was dedicated and renamed in his honor on August 16, 2005.
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Olsen served his alma mater for thirty years, first as business manager and then as vice president of business at the college, until his retirement in 1978. Olsen was highly respected by his colleagues for his management of the college’s resources and his far-sighted policies that strengthened the college’s endowment. During his retirement, he and his late wife, Grace, also a 1938 Morningside graduate, continued to support the college. In 1988, they were the recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Two years later, in recognition of Olsen’s careful stewardship of the college’s funds, Morningside bestowed upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. In 1998, the college renamed the Commons the Elwood and Grace Olsen Student Center, in recognition of their six decades of generosity and commitment to the institution.
Elwood Olsen Stadium is home to the Morningside University and Sioux City East, Sioux City North, and Sioux City West High School football and track & field teams as well as the Sioux City Relays. After the installation of the new FieldTurf surface, the stadium has also become the home of Morningside’s men’s and women’s soccer teams.
The original Fieldturf was removed and replaced with a brand new Fieldturf surface in the summer of 2015. The original digital scoreboard was replaced by a state-of-the-art Daktronics video scoreboard with a public address system in the summer of 2017.
The stadium, first known as The Public School Stadium and then as the H.C. Roberts Stadium, was completed in 1940. It began as a Civil Works Administration (CPA) project but was finished as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. H.C. Roberts, business manager for the Independent School District of Sioux City for 39 years, conceived the idea for the stadium and oversaw the 6-year construction project. The stadium was built to have a seating capacity of 10,500. Sometime after Roberts’ death in 1964, the stadium was renamed in his honor.
The Mustangs began to play in a renovated Elwood Olsen Stadium during the 2005 season. Phase I of the renovation project began in June 2004 and was completed by Aug. 15, 2004. This phase included the repair and restoration of the bleachers and the installation of new field lighting and a new public address system.
Ryan is a four-time NAIA and American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year. He earned his first such accolade in 2012 when the Mustangs went 13-1 and appeared in the national championship for the first time; his second occurred in 2018 as the Maroon rolled through an unbeaten campaign en route to the school’s first national title, his third was earned in 2019 following Morningside’s second successive unbeaten campaign and national championship, and his fourth was gained following an unbeaten 2021 and third national championship. He’s also a member of the AFCA’s Board of Directors.
Jacobsen, a 2019 FootballScoop.com Coordinator of the Year and 2021 Spring American Football Coaches NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year honoree, has had his defensive units consistently ranked among the nation’s finest. As an example, Morningside led the nation in scoring defense in the 2012 season with an average of only 13.2 points per game. The Mustangs held eight of their 14 opponents to single-digit scoring totals, including four shutouts. Aside from leading the nation in scoring defense, the Mustangs ranked second in the NAIA in rushing defense (66.9 yards per game), set a school record with 34 quarterback sacks, and held their opponents to a minuscule average of 2.1 yards per rushing attempt. Jacobsen’s 2018 group was just as difficult for opposing offenses to solve, ranking in the national top five in fewest points allowed (15.8 pg - No. 3), total yardage allowed (264.7 ypg - No. 4) and rushing yards allowed (105.3 - No. 5).
Casey and his wife, Heidi, reside in Sioux City with their five children: Hogan, Kelynn, Owen, Annabelle, and Margaret.
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Ryan is a 1989 graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois, where he was a four-year letter winner and a three-year starter as a linebacker. He received his master’s degree from National-Louis University in 1997.
Ryan’s Mustangs made their first appearance on the NAIA national stage in 2004 when they posted an 8-2 record, achieved a No. 12 national ranking, and secured their first-ever berth in the NAIA National Championship Series.
Steve and his six children: Madison, Kali, Kelsi, Jenna, Gabrielle, and William, reside in Sioux City.
Ryan is a 10-time GPAC Coach of the Year, receiving the honor in 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. He received AFCA NAIA Region 4 Coach of the Year recognition in 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 and was the 2004 NAIA Football.net National Coach of the Year.
Before his promotion to defensive coordinator, Jacobsen’s special teams were routinely ranked in the top 10 nationally in numerous categories, including kickoff coverage and blocked kicks. His tutelage led to many school records being broken in the special team categories of place kicking, kickoff returns, and punt returns.
STEVE RYAN Head Coach Steve Ryan has guided the Mustangs to a 208-41 record for an 83.5 winning percentage in 20 seasons for the most football coaching victories and the highest victory rate in Morningside history. Ryan has led the Mustangs to 18 consecutive postseason appearances in the NAIA National Championship Series, where the team has advanced to at least the semifinals eight times in the last 10 years and gathered three national championships. He has led the Mustangs to 12 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) championships, including their current run of 11 consecutive league titles.
Jacobsen previously coached at Buena Vista University, where he was the Beavers’ defensive line coach during the 2003 season and an assistant offensive line coach during the 2002 campaign. He is a 2002 graduate of Buena Vista, where he was a three-year letter winner and a three-year starter as an offensive center.
CASEY JACOBSEN Co-Defensive Coordinator Jacobsen, named Morningside’s co-defensive coordinator following the 2010 campaign, is the dean among the Mustangs’ assistant coaches with 18 years of service. He was the special teams coordinator from 2005-10 and has coached both the outside and inside linebackers in his tenure at Morningside.
Andrew and his wife, Joy, were married in 2011 and have three children Alice, Everest, and McKinley. They reside in Sioux City.
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TAYLOR JAMES Special Teams Coordinator James joined Morningside’s coaching staff prior to the 2017 season following a standout playing career for the Mustangs.
He graduated from Morningside in 2017 with a major in business administration.
James, coaches the Mustangs’ defensive backs, collected 186 tackles, five interceptions and eight pass breakups during his playing career.
ROGER JANSEN Assistant Coach Jansen joined the Mustangs staff in the summer of 2020. He aids with defensive Hecoaching.isalegend in the local high school gridiron coaching fraternity, having led Sioux City Bishop Heelan High School to 166 wins, a program record. That total included two Iowa High School Athletic Association state championships (2008/2013); four runner-up endings (2007, 2010, 2012, 2014), and 16 playoff appearances over three separate tenures at the helm.
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ANDREW RODE Offensive Coordinator Andrew Rode has been the offensive coordinator of the Mustangs since April 2020. He was named FootballScoop.com’s 2021 NAIA Coordinator of the Year. En route to a third national championship for the program, Rode helped guide the Mustangs offense to more than 600 yards per game. They raced for 8,517 yards on 904 plays, averaging 9.42 per play, and scored 103 touchdowns over 14 games. Morningside led the NAIA in passing offense and ranked 10th in rushing offense. No team averaged more first downs than Morningside’s 31.7 per game, converted more third downs than Morningside’s 56 percent, or scored more points than Morningside’s 55.6 per game. Rode previously spent five seasons at the Concordia University of Michigan. In four of those five campaigns, the Cardinals averaged better than 28 points per game in four seasons which included 28.1 in 2019 which led them to their third straight National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ postseason appearance. In that role, Rode was tabbed the MidStates Football Association’s Mideast Assistant Coach of the Year in 2017.
Co-Defensive Coordinator Nathan Turner, named the Mustangs’ co-defensive coordinator following the 2010 season, has 15 years of coaching experience at Morningside. Turner is also the Mustangs’ defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coach. Turner, a 2019 FootballScoop.com Coordinator of the Year awardee, has aided Morningside’s defensive unit in being one of the country’s best year-in and year-out. As an example, in 2012, Morningside led the nation in scoring defense by yielding an average of only 13.2 points per game. The Mustangs held eight of their 14 opponents to singledigit scoring totals, including four shutouts. They also ranked second in the NAIA in rushing defense (66.9 yards per game), ninth in pass efficiency defense (98.60), and 16th in total defense (297.4 yards per game). The unit set a school record with 34 quarterback sacks and held their opposition to a minuscule average of 2.1 yards per rushing attempt. The 2018 group was just as difficult for opposing offenses to solve, ranking in the national top five in fewest points allowed (15.8 pg - No. 3), total yardage allowed (264.7 ypg - No. 4) and rushing yards allowed (105.3 - No. 5). He was previously the running backs coach and video coordinator at Eastern Oregon University. Turner graduated from Eastern Oregon in 2004. He was one of the Mountaineers’ team captains in 2003. That season he was the recipient of Eastern Oregon’s Iron Man Strength and Big Team Little Me awards. He and his wife, Sarah, reside in Sioux City.
James was a three-year starting defensive back for the Mustangs and a second-team All-GPAC performer as a senior when he was the Mustangs’ third leading tackler with 51 stops to go along with three interceptions and five pass breakups. He was the team’s fourth leading tackler with 70 tackles as a junior and ranked fifth on the team with 56 tackles as a sophomore.
Taylor, his wife, Keely, and daughter, Saige, reside in Kingsley.
JAY SCHLICHTE Offensive Line Coach Schlichte joined Morningside’s football staff in February 2019. He leads the offensive line and run game strategies for the program. He had previously served as a special teams coordinator and tight end coaches at NCAA Division III University of Dubuque for two seasons before arriving in Sioux City. Schlichte earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Minnesota at Duluth in the spring of 2015 and a Master’s degree from the University of Dubuque in the spring of 2017.
Prior to his stint in Ann Arbor, Rode was on the staff at National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Greenville College for five years where he helped the program go 16-4 in his final two seasons as an offensive coordinator. The stratospheric run was due, in large part, to a rushing attack that was ranked third in the nation both years.
Roger and his wife, Roxanne, reside in Sioux City and are parents to two daughters, Allison and Taylor, and one son, Austin.
Coach Corbin was an offensive specialist at Concordia, serving recently as offensive coordinator and working throughout his tenure with quarterbacks, running backs, and receivers that have etched their names in the CUNE record books. Corbin was a two-sport athlete at Concordia, playing football and basketball. In his senior season, he passed for six touchdowns and ran for six more. He was also part of the 2004-05 men’s basketball team that advanced to the NAIA DII Men’s National Championship game.
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Graduating in 2017, Roby earned his bachelor’s degree in behavioral science and psychology before earning a Master’s of Education in 2022 from Northwestern.
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Corbin graduated from Concordia with a Bachelor of Arts degree in exercise science with a coaching endorsement. He earned his master’s in public health at Concordia and a second master’s in coaching education from Ohio University in 2015. Reggie lives in Sioux City with his wife Anuhea and their children, Aeva, Reggie III, Overton, and Archie.
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TARENCE ROBY Assistant Coach Tarence Roby joined Morningside’s coaching staff ahead of the 2022 season, having served most recently as a graduate assistant defensive backs coach at Northwestern College. He has also been an outside linebackers coach at Midland University. Roby’s playing career was at the cornerback position for Concordia University of Nebraska. He was selected allconference by the Great Plains Athletic Conference four times receiving first-team honors three times. He totaled 141 tackles, 27 pass breakups, nine interceptions, including one for 100 yards that tied GPAC record for longest interception, and 1,720 kick return yards. He was a 2017 AFCA and NAIA second team all-American.
Reggie Corbin joined the Morningside coaching staff in the summer of 2022, following more than a decade at GPAC rival Concordia.
Retrospective
Instead, Morningside’s current success is built on the backs of the teams that have come before, claiming 11 consecutive Great Plains Athletic Conference championships, appearing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Football Championship Series 18 consecutive times, reaching the semifinals eight times, appearing in four national championship games, and coming out on top with three national titles.
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Implying that Morningside’s success on the gridiron has come overnight or that these Mustangs are just a flash in the pan would be selling short a program that has been building and strengthening for more than two decades.
A FIRST TASTE OF THE TITLE GAME
CONSISTENCY IS A KEY
“I was fortunate to be able to be a part of that play,” Niles, the offensive player of the game, remarked, still holding onto the football as fans and friends approached with high-fives. “Our defense made so many great stands in the second half. When they held on for Saint Francis’ overtime try and the kick was missed, our defensive coordinator looked at us and said we need to go out and score now.”
Fred Jones rushed for a season’s high 118 yards and two touchdowns, Nixon completed 22 of 39 pass attempts for 228 yards and two touchdowns, and Joel McCabe and Kyle Schuck each had touchdown receptions for the Mustangs.
“We felt we had something with that play,” Ryan noted. “We just had to block their defensive line. Ponder stepped up and created enough protection. Once that happened, Trent throwing to Connor was something we were obviously comfortable with.”
Morningside had to perform some late game heroics of its own just to put the teams in that position, as the Mustangs marched 67 yards in eight plays, culminating in a go-ahead score when quarterback Joel Nixon flipped a seven-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Schuck with 1:04 left in regulation.
A hallmark of the Ryan Era has been consistency in his core staff. Coaches Casey Jacobsen and Nathan Turner have served as Morningside’s co-defensive coordinators since 2010 and have 18- and 15-years as Mustangs under their respective belts.
for Marian, and held a 34:29 to 25:31 advantage in time of possession. However, the Mustangs lost the turnover battle 3-1 as two interceptions and a lost fumble led to three of the Knights’ scores.
“I’ve always felt that it’s a high percentage pass anytime I throw the ball to Kyle.”
“I just saw the ball leave Joel’s hand and knew I had to come down with it somehow,” Schuck said.
Following the overtime heartbreak of 2012, Morningside continued to claim the top spot in the GPAC, asserting dominance over the rest of the league throughout the regular season. It was in the postseason, though, where it seemed that the Mustangs’ weakness had been discovered, as the following five seasons concluded in the FCS semifinals or earlier.
The 2012 Mustangs set a school record for victories in a season, grabbing their second GPAC championship en route.
THE BEGINNING OF THE STEVE RYAN ERA
Morningside’s first taste of the national championship experience in 2012 turned sour as the Mustangs butted heads with the Marian Knights on a cool and rainy December night in Rome, Georgia. A 35yard field goal for the Knights at the end of regulation followed by an overtime kick from 26-yards out were the final blows as Morningside fell 30-27 in the Thursday night season finale.
The offensive side of the ball hasn’t exactly been a revolving door for the Mustangs, either. Andrew Rode is in his third season following the departure of longtime offensive coordinator Lucas Lueders, who held the post for six seasons. Rode, and Lueders before him, orchestrated offenses that wouldn’t just come out ahead of the opposition, but would outgun the opposing defense and hang almost 60 points on the scoreboard each game.
2018 looked like it could follow suit, as a first round 49-20 win over Rocky Mountain and a quarterfinal 51-14 win over Saint Xavier were followed by an overtime blizzard game with Saint Francis that saw Morningside let a first-half 28-14 lead slip away.
The dynasty that Morningside Football has become has come under the watchful eye of a 2001 addition to Morningside’s staff, Steve Ryan. The now four-time NAIA coach of the year donned Morningside maroon for the first time in a year that the Mustangs did not compete in football at the varsity level. It was a textbook definition of a rebuilding year as the rookie head coach took a former NCAA DII team that won just one game in its final season and turned it into a NAIA football championship series qualifying program with a winning record in just three seasons, joining the field for the 2004 postseason, and posting a 12-1 record in 2005 to secure Morningside’s first GPAC Championship in football.
Time seemingly stopped and breaths were collectively drawn among 2,000+ fans huddled in Elwood Olsen Stadium. Senior quarterback Trent Solsma took the snap, looked right, then left, and sent a spiral to the left corner of the west end zone. Senior Connor Niles, turning away from a University of Saint Francis defender, grabbed it tightly with two hands and stepped inside the pylon, ending back-to-back seasons of heartbreak at the hands of USF and clinching the program’s first national championship berth since 2012 with a 34-28 victory.
“I just let the ball go,” Nixon said of his fourth down heave to Schuck.
“We had that drive where we needed to stick it in the end zone,” said Head Coach Steve Ryan. “They got life out of that. We had a chance to put it away and just didn’t get it
“Wedone.”made some great plays at the end of the game and I thought we were going to do it, but it just didn’t happen,” Ryan continued. “We had a very special year just in the way the team came together and improved every Morningsideweek.” finished with 384 yards total offense compared to 349 yards
BREAKING THE STREAK
THE RACE TO DAYTONA
The offense went to work quickly in the third quarter, with Solsma hitting Niles on an electrifying 80-yard strike. The Mustang quarterback turned to sophomore wide receiver Reid Jurgensmeier for a 19-yard touchdown pass and a 28-20 lead.
The defense stood strong the remainder of the second half, allowing a tying score on a short field, but then turning away the Ravens, three-and-out, two times in a row to send the Morningside faithful and the team itself into euphoria at game’s end.
After a semifinal game spent in a blizzard, Morningside fans were thrilled to be in Daytona, Fla., for the 2018 national championship. A game that couldn’t have ended more appropriately than with a touchdown pass from Solsma to Niles to send the Mustangs to the top of the NAIA mountain on Saturday, Dec. 15.
“It was all about our defense getting an opportunity and making the most of it,” he added. “Our coaches have been working with us day in and day out, making sure we were ready for just such a thing.”
Niles, following his game-winning catch, was named the offensive player of the game. Ponder recorded another workhorse-like effort on the ground, rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown.
“It was going to him no matter what,” Solsma admitted. “He’s made big plays his entire career. This was no different.” It was a touchdown for the ages that settled what had been a back and forth game from the get go at Daytona Municipal Stadium. The Benedictine Ravens struck fast with a touchdown on their opening drive, but Ryan’s team, not to be outdone, answered with back-toback pay dirt strikes. The first from Solsma to Niles from 44 yards with the second to sophomore running back AP Ponder from five yards out. Benedictine found a comeback of its own to end the half rattling off 13 straight points for a 20-14 halftime advantage. Despite facing the first halftime deficit in some time, there was no sense of panic in the Morningside locker room, according to “I’veNiles.got to credit Chase Ries and Joel Katzer for helping keep things on an even keel,” he noted. “They just said, ‘Score once and we won’t give it back.’” “We shot ourselves in the foot a little in the first half,” Solsma reflected. “We just kept calm, though. We’d been moving the ball up and down the field. We leaned on our phrase of ‘Just Believe.’”
“We had to stay relaxed and have fun down the stretch,” Reis, the defensive player of the game, pointed out. “This was our last go around, the last time to be able to play with our friends in a game we love. It couldn’t have ended much better.”
Junior linebacker Joel Katzer and junior defensive back Klayton Nordeen stood tall for the defense, numbers-wise. Katzer tallied 18 tackles, while Nordeen finished with 10 and an interception. The other half of the Katzer linebacking connection, Jacob, tallied nine Offensively,tackles.Solsma and Niles wrapped up remarkable collegiate careers with 292 yards and four touchdowns passing for the quarterback and 164 yards and three touchdown receptions for the wide receiver. Niles also set a new career receiving yardage record for the NAIA with 6,239 yards.
Special teams came through big in the win, as senior punter Spencer Wyant produced big kick after big kick to turn the field around, averaging 45.5 yards per attempt with a long of 57. Senior placekicker Jared Amundson wound up his collegiate campaign going five-for-five on extra points.
“I was motivated to not let this season end,” Ryan said. “The toughest part for me was that at the end of the night, the year would be over. I’m so proud of what they’ve accomplished. It ended the way we were hoping.”
“I just remember catching it and then going to my knees,” Niles said after Morningside claimed its first national championship. “After that, it was all cameras and teammates mobbing me. This is absolutely amazing.”
AN UNUSUAL SEASON As it did for most of the world, the global COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the Mustangs’ 2020 playoff journey, played in 2021. The season, which saw players removed from the lineup at a moments notice and games canceled the night prior, pitted GPAC rivals against one another for a trip, or return trip for Morningside, to Grambling, La. A game that was competitive from the start, played in front of possibly the largest crowd in the history of Olsen Stadium, resulted in Northwestern taking a 44-41 lead with 16 seconds on the clock. The Mustangs’ attempt at a comeback stalled on the Raider 43 yard line, but would, in turn, set the table for an even more exciting 2021 season.
BACK TO BACK On a rainy night in northern Louisiana, heroes emerged as a gritty Morningside defense dug deep late to limit a hardcharging Marian University offense deep in its own territory. The defensive effort gave the Mustang offense the chance to turn to junior running back AP Ponder for four carries, totaling 11 yards, followed by a sweep pass executed by sophomore quarterback Joe Dolincheck and senior wide receiver Bo Els, who found the end zone to increase the Mustang lead to 40-31 and to guarantee their names live on in Morningside history. To the discomfort of the Morningside faithful, the second-seeded Knights took a page out of the 2012 Mustang playbook and scored with 1:04 to play, but couldn’t convert the ensuing onside kick to close out the 40-38 final. It was a victory ensuring Mside’s residence as one of only a handful of NAIA programs to win backto-back Offensively,championships.Dolincheck became only the third quarterback in program history to reach 4,000 yards in a season, while firing six touchdowns tied him for sixth among all-time single-game bests at the school. The receiving trio of sophomore Austin Johnson, junior Reid Jurgensmeier, and Els vexed another defensive secondary for a combined 28 catches, 262 yards, and five touchdowns. Ponder, the nation’s leading rusher and the Mustangs’ all-time leading ground gainer, picked up a 25th 100+ yard outing with 20 carries for 130 yards. Morningside’s defense made itself known in Marian’s backfield with five tackles for losses and made things difficult for the opposition passing attack with seven break-ups to go along with an interception for Chase Nelson. It couldn’t have been more appropriate, either, that the five men topping the tackle charts were part of the Class of 2020, which had guided the way to lofty heights. Senior linebacker Joel Katzer and his twin brother, Jacob, tallied 13 and seven tackles, respectively. The backfield tandem of seniors Klayton Nordeen and Deion Clayborne turned in eight and seven tackles apiece, with Clayborne adding five break-ups to gain defensive player of the game honors, and defensive lineman Alex Paulson leading another impressive effort with four tackles. The duo of freshman placekicker Chase Carter and senior punter Addison Ross provided the headlines as part of another strong special teams performance. Carter was five-for-five in extra points and averaged better than 45 yards per kickoff while Ross, who was especially key, pinned Marian inside the 20 once and averaged better than 36 yards per punt with a long of 47 yards.
Thanks to a change in eligibility rules as a result of COVID-19, Morningside saw a number of starters that were expected to graduate in 2020 come back for one more shot at reaching the top. Among those familiar faces were names like Reid Jurgensmeier, Jason Hahlbeck, Zack Keller, and Anthony Sims, among others. That returning senior leadership guided the Mustangs through the season, defeating Northwestern in Orange City on a warm November afternoon, just months removed from the previous season’s semifinal game, reminding both sides of the rivalry that the 55-49 victory in Sioux County could set the table for that year’s postseason pairings.
Weeks later, Morningside coasted through its first and quarterfinal round pairings of Ottawa University of Arizona and Kansas Wesleyan, to be matched with Northwestern again in the semifinals. Like the season prior, the 2021 semifinal would be played in Elwood Olsen Stadium, less than a month after the teams’ previous meeting. Like most meetings between the Mustangs and Raiders, this meeting of the rival teams lived up to its billing, with lead changes throughout and the appearance that the team with the ball at the end was going to come out victorious.
Fortunately for those that had developed heart problems over the teams’ previous matchups, Matt Strecker punched his way into the end zone with 6:06 left to play and gave Morningside a 28-19 lead that would allow the Mustangs to breathe a bit more easily and set the table for an all-Iowa NAIA Football Championship, featuring Grand View University and Morningside.
ONE MORE RIDE
THE ROAD TO DURHAM Any word or phrase that describes toughness under pressure was appropriate for a determined 2021 Morningside University football team Saturday, Dec. 18.
Mside’s comeback route depended heavily on a stout second-half defense. Junior defensive back Lonell Boyd Jr. and senior defensive back Drew Bessey slowed what had been a red-hot Vikings’ passing attack with a pair of interceptions, while the complete defensive unit forced another pair of turnovers on downs.
Trailing Heart of America Conference foe Grand View 28-21 late in the third quarter at Durham County Memorial Stadium, head coach Steve Ryan’s Mustangs produced a 17-point run over the final 21+ minutes to lock up their third NAIA championship in four seasons. The 38-28 victory also concluded the program’s third unbeaten campaign in the same span.
With the Grand View offense stalled, Morningside kicked it into high gear, marching 82 yards following Boyd’s takeaway to begin the final frame with a touchdown as senior running back Anthony Sims bowled in from a yard out, followed by a Chase Carter extra point, to knot the score at 28-28.
Headliners for the Mustangs were numerous, as Sims found the end zone three times as part of a 27-carry, 145-yard evening that gained him offensive player of the game accolades. Dolincheck, working around two interceptions, managed a robust 405 yards through the air with two scores with Jurgensmeier hauling in the game-winning score as part of 13 receptions for 216 yards. Senior linebacker Jalen Portis added his name to the player of the game awards, picking up defensive honors with five tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble.
Seven plays after Bessey snagged his aforementioned interception and 66 yards later, a 34-yard scoring strike from senior quarterback Joe Dolincheck to senior wide receiver Reid Jurgensmeier proved to be the eventual winning score. Junior placekicker Chase Carter added the final three points to finish the comeback.
Statistically, Tyler Wingert had the greatest single season we’ve ever seen at linebacker,” digested Ryan. “One person that is going to help fill that hole is Josh Miller.”
Ryan continued to acknowledge that Cole has big shoes to fill, following the likes of Sims, AP Ponder, Tyler Kavan, and Brandon Wegher, to name a few.
“He’s a young back and he’s never been put in that situation,” explained the Mustangs’ veteran head coach. “Ryan Cole can do everything. He doesn’t necessarily have the speed that those other guys had, but he’ll do a good job.”
Ryan explained, “Running back is going to take a little more time to figure out. Ryan Cole will be ready to go, but KJ Williams and Bryson Freeberg have both had great offseasons.”
“There’s a hunger. A hunger to have another great year. A hunger to go out there and do it again,” said coach Steve Ryan at Morningside’s fall media day. “The energy and enthusiasm that has come with it has been excellent.”
A traditionally stout Morningside defense might be where rebuilding will be needed the most.
Miller, who missed last year due to injury, is a transplant from the safety position, and looks to be part of a speedier Mustang defense than has been fielded in the past.
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Keys for Morningside to repeat include being able to run the ball on offense and to the quarterback on defense.
“We’ve been moving to being smaller and faster on defense for quite a few years now. I think part of it is just that our linebackers and safeties are fast. You’re talking about an outstanding safety that is now playing Mike linebacker, alongside experienced guys on the edge.”
Morningside football looks to repeat last year’s Great Plains Athletic Conference Championship and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Championship in 2022, but even with returning NAIA Player of the Year Joe Dolincheck back under center, the Mustangs have a long road ahead of them in order to repeat.
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PASS RECEPTIONS Game - 16, Gary Pettit vs. South Dakota, 1968; Kyle Ortegren vs. Doane, 10-18-2003 Season - 153, Connor Niles, 2018 Career - 367, Connor Niles, 2014-2018
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PASSING YARDS Game - 528, Trent Solsma vs Tabor College, 9-2-2017; Tied vs Midland University, 10-6-2018 Season - 5,391, Trent Solsma, 2018 Career - 14,033, Trent Solsma, 2015-18
TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game - 7, Ian Gilworth vs. Hastings, 10-11-2008 & vs. Baker, 11-22-2008; Ryan Kasdorf vs. Dakota Wesleyan, 10-17-2015 & vs. Doane, 11-14-2015 Season - 68, Trent Solsma, 2018 Career - 161, Trent Solsma, 2015-18
PASS RECEPTION YARDS Game - 307, Connor Niles vs Midland University, 10-6-2018 Season - 22,639, Connor Niles, 2018 Career - 6,339, Connor Niles, 2014-2018
TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
Game – 5, Reid Jurgensmeier, vs. Midland, 9-19-20 Season - 34, Connor Niles, 2018 Career - 73, Connor Niles, 2014-2018
POINTS SCORED Game - 43, Jerry Johnson vs. Dakota Wesleyan, 1916 Season - 260, Brandon Wegher, 2014 Career - 482, Connor Niles, 2014-18
EXTRA POINTS Game - 13, Jerry Johnson vs. Dakota Wesleyan, 1916 Season - 102, Jared Amundson, 2018 Career - 323, Jared Amundson, 2015-2018
PASS COMPLETIONS Game - 39, Ryan Kasdorf vs. Saint Xavier, 11-21-2015 Season: 385, Trent Solsma, 2018 Career: 967, Trent Solsma, 2015-18
TOUCHDOWNS Game - 6, Jerry Johnson vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 1917 Season - 43, Brandon Wegher, 2014 Career - 79, Connor Niles, 2014-18
INTERCEPTIONS Game - 3, Dwight Sann vs. South Dakota State, 1969
Morningside Individual Records
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Game - 581, Ryan Kasdorf vs. Saint Xavier, 11-21-2015 Season - 5,327, Trent Solsma, 2018 Career – 14,115, Trent Solsma, 2015-2018
FIELD GOALS Game - 5, Jorge Diaz vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1991 Season - 21, C.J. Gradoville, 2010 Career - 53, C.J. Gradoville, 2007-10
Longest Field Goal - 53 yards, Mark Paulsen vs. Mexico Nuevo Leon, 1980
PUNTING Longest Punt - 81 yards, Mike Borrall vs. North Dakota, 10-9-1999
RUSHING YARDS Game - 327, Brandon Wegher vs. Dakota Wesleyan, 10-18-2014 Season - 2,610, Brandon Wegher, 2014 Career – 5,043, AP Ponder 2017-2020
RUSHING YARDS Game – 480 vs. Missouri Western, 1970 Season - 4,613, 2014 RUSHING ATTEMPTS Game - 76 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 1976 Season - 705, 2014
TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game - 8 vs. Hastings, 10-11-08; vs. Hastings, 10-11-2014 Season - 74, 2018
Morningside Team Records
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Game - 916 vs. Hastings, 10-11-2014 Season - 8,609, 2014 POINTS Game - 116 vs. Buena Vista, 1909 Season - 825, 2015
INTERCEPTIONS Game - 5 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1990; tied most recently vs. Briar Cliff, Season10/10/2020-31,2007
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Game - 8 vs. Dordt, 10-9-2010 Season - 61, 2014 PASSING YARDS Game - 606 vs Tabor, 9-2-2017; vs Midland, 10-6-2018 Season - 5,655, 2018 PASS COMPLETIONS Game – 41 vs. Tabor, 9-2-17 Season - 407, 2018 PASS ATTEMPTS Game - 61 vs. Saint Xavier, 11-21-2015 Season - 575, 2018
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1. 153, Connor Niles, 2018 2. 105, Reid Jurgensmeier, 2021 3. 96, Connor Niles, 2018 4. 95, Bo Els, 2019 5. 93, Antuan Bloom, 2007 6. 88, Joel McCabe, 2012 7. 86, Todd Smith, 1988 8. 83, Connor Niles, 2015 9. 81, Trae Johnson, 2005 10. 80, Beau Kildow, 2009
RECORDS
CAREER LEADERS 1. 14,033, Trent Solsma, 2015-2018 2. 13,034, Joe Dolincheck, 20183. 11,623, Craig Fobbe, 2002-05 4. 10,932, Ryan Kasdorf, 2013-15 5. 6,753, Ian Gilworth, 2007-08 6. 6,315, Jim Gibson, 1982-85 7. 5,101, Tim Richard, 2006-09 8. 4,139, J.J. White, 1997-2000 9. 3,844, Joel Nixon, 2012 10. 3,644, Don Zeleznak, 1966-68
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CAREER LEADERS 1. 6,339, Connor Niles, 2014-2018 2. 5,463, Reid Jurgensmeier, 2017-21 3. 3,277, Beau Kildow, 2006-09 4. 3,008, Kyle Schuck, 2010-13 5. 2,976, Kyle Ortegren, 2002-05 6. 2,937, Mitch Allner, 1996-99 7. 2,619, Austin Johnson, 20178. 2,508, Joel McCabe, 2010-13 9. 2,328, Jason Vander Kooi, 2013-16 10. 2,258, Tanner Ver Steeg, 2014-17
CAREER LEADERS 1. 5,043, AP Ponder, 2017-20 2. 3,950, Anthony Sims, 2018-21 3. 3,815, Brandon Wegher, 2013-14 4. 3,421, Tyler Kavan, 2013-16 5. 2,877, Dave Bigler, 1969-71 6. 2,234, Jake Peterson, 2008-09 7. 2,160, Bubba Jenkins, 2017 8. 1,872, Tyler Childress, 2005-08 9. 1,809, Connie Callahan, 1946-49 10. 1,743, Fred Jones, 2011-12
LEADERS
SINGLERUSHINGSEASON LEADERS 1. 2,610, Brandon Wegher, 2014 2. 2,160, Bubba Jenkins, 2017 3. 1,884, AP Ponder, 2019 4. 1,683, AP Ponder, 2018 5. 1,653, Anthony Sims, 2021 6. 1,624, Jake Peterson, 2009 7. 1,353, Tyler Kavan, 2016 8. 1,325, Dave Bigler, 1971 9. 1,313, Tyler Kavan, 2015 10. 1,284, Connie Callahan, 1949
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Statistical Leaders
SINGLE SEASON LEADERS 1. 2,639, Connor Niles, 2018 2. 1,910, Trae Johnson, 2005 3. 1,609, Reid Jurgensmeier, 2021 4. 1,538, Connor Niles, 2015 5. 1,449, Connor Niles, 2017 6. 1,419, Kyle Schuck, 2013 7. 1,409, Reid Jurgensmeier, 2020-21 8. 1,383, Beau Kildow, 2009 9. 1,377, Reid Jurgensmeier, 2019 10. 1,284, Joel McCabe, 2012
CAREER LEADERS 1. 367, Connor Niles, 2014-2018 2. 321, Reid Jurgensmeier, 2017-21 3. 219, Kyle Ortegren, 2002-05 4. 212, Beau Kildow, 2006-09 5. 201, Mitch Allner, 1996-99 6. 193, Joel McCabe, 2010-13 7. 177, Bo Els, 2016-19 8. 173, Kyle Schuck, 2010-13 9. 170, Cody Jaminet, 2003-06 10. 161, Cory Wirth, 2002-05
SINGLEPASSINGSEASON LEADERS 1. 5,391, Trent Solsma, 2018 2. 4,885, Craig Fobbe, 2005 3. 4,783, Joe Dolincheck, 2021 4. 4,406, Trent Solsma, 2017 5. 4,303, Joe Dolincheck, 2019 6. 3,953, Ryan Kasdorf, 2015 7. 3,844, Joel Nixon, 2012 8. 3,721, Joe Dolincheck, 2020-21 9. 3,644, Ryan Kasdorf, 2014 10. 3,623, Ian Gilworth, 2007
Rushing Touchdowns – 3, Joe Don Hunter vs. Lindenwood, 11- 29-08; Brandon Wegher vs. Missouri Valley, 11-29-14; Tyler Kavan vs. Saint Xavier, 11-21-15, vs. Southern Oregon, 12-5-15 & vs.Tabor, 11-19-16; Anthony Sims vs Carroll, 4-17-21; Anthony Sims, vs Ottawa (AZ) 11-20-21; Anthony Sims vs Grand View 12-18-21 Yards Passing – 501, Craig Fobbe vs. Evangel, 11-26-05
Touchdowns – 5, Tyler Kavan vs. Saint Xavier, 11-21-15
Quarterback Sacks – 4.5, David Rios, vs. St. Xavier, 11-30-19
Pass Attempts – 61, Ryan Kasdorf vs. Saint Xavier, 11-21-15
Longest Kickoff Return – 90 yards, Colby Henderson vs. Montana Tech, 11-17-12
Assisted Tackles – 13, Mike Winklepleck vs. Saint Francis, 11-20-04
Pass Reception Yards – 287, Trae Johnson vs. St. Ambrose, 11-19-05
Longest Interception Return – 99 yards, Chad Hustedt vs. Jamestown, 11-17-07
Pass Completions – 39, Ryan Kasdorf vs. Saint Xavier, 11-21-15
PATs – 9, C.J. Gradoville vs. Baker, 11-22-08; Jared Amundson vs. Tabor, 11-19-16; Chase Carter vs Ottawa (AZ), 11-20-21
Solo Tackles – 12, Ben Rickord vs. Southern Oregon, 11-24-12
Punt Return Yards – 104, Beau Kildow vs. Missouri Valley, 11-21-09
Post-Season Records and Results
Longest Completion – 80 yards, Craig Fobbe vs. St. Ambrose, 11-19- 05; Trent Solsma vs Benedictine 12-15-2018
Pass Receptions – 14, Antuan Bloom vs. Carroll, 11-24-07
Longest Run From Scrimmage – 79 yards, Brandon Wegher vs. Missouri Valley, 11-29-14
Longest Punt – 57 yards, Steven Watts vs. Saint Francis, 11-20-04
Longest Reception – 80 yards, Trae Johnson vs. St. Ambrose, 11-19-05; Connor Niles vs Benedictine 12-15-18
Yards Rushing – 311, Brandon Wegher vs. Missouri Valley, 11-29-14
Rushing Attempts – 41, Anthony Sims vs. Northwestern, 5-1-21
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Points Scored – 30, Tyler Kavan vs. Saint Xavier, 11-21-15
Longest Punt Return – 84 yards, Beau Kildow vs. Missouri Valley, 11-21-09
Completion Percentage – 4.6% (22-26), Joe Dolincheck vs Carroll, 4-17-21 Yards Total Offense – 581, Ryan Kasdorf vs. Saint Xavier, 11-21-15
Interception Return Yards – 153, Chad Hustedt vs. Jamestown, 11- 17-07
Longest Field Goal – 44 yards, C.J. Gradoville vs. Dickinson State 11-20-10
Touchdown Passes – 7, Ian Gilworth vs. Baker, 11-22-08
Pass break-ups – 4, Klayton Nordeen vs. St. Francis, 11-24-18
Punting Average – 49.0, Colton Irlbeck vs Northwestern, 5-1-21
Total Tackles – 19, Tyler Wingert vs. Northwestern, 12-4-21
Reception Touchdowns – 4, Trae Johnson vs. St. Ambrose, 11-19-05
Field Goals – 3, Jared Amundson vs. Tabor, 11-28-15
Interceptions – 2 five times, last by Ethan Stofferan vs. Tabor, 11-28-15
Kickoff Return Yards – 130, Colby Henderson vs. Montana Tech, 11-17-12
Semifinals – Morningside 47, Saint Xavier 19 Championship – Marian 30, Morningside 27 (OT)
2017 First Round – Morningside 63, Sterling 7 Quarterfinals – Morningside 52, Saint Xavier 7 Semifinals – Saint Francis 43, Morningside 36
2018 First Round – Morningside 49, Rocky Mountain 20 Quarterfinals – Morningside 52, St. Xavier (Ill.) 14 Semifinals – Morningside 34, St. Francis (Ind.) 28 (OT) Championship - Morningside 35, Benedictine (Kan.) 28
2015 First Round – Morningside 75, Saint Xavier 69 (4 OT) Quarterfinals – Morningside 51, Tabor 6 Semifinals – Southern Oregon 30, Morningside 27
RECORDS
Semifinals – Morningside 21, Grand View 16 Championship - Morningside 40, Marian 38
2016 First Round – Morningside 65, Tabor 17 Quarterfinals – Saint Francis 42, Morningside 35
2019 First Round – Morningside 57, Dickinson State 14 Quarterfinals – Morningside 51, St. Xavier (Ill.) 0
2012 First Round – Morningside 40, Montana Tech 35 Quarterfinals – Morningside 47, Southern Oregon 44 (OT)
Quarterfinals – Morningside 58, Kansas Wesleyan 21 Semifinals – Morningside 28, Northwestern 19 Championship - Morningside 38, Grandview 28
Mustang
2013 First Round – Morningside 40, Rocky Mountain 21 Quarterfinals – Morningside 36, Baker 28 Semifinals – Grand View 35, Morningside 0 2014 First Round – Morningside 42, Ottawa 21 Quarterfinals – Morningside 56, Missouri Valley 28 Semifinals – Marian 41, Morningside 21
2020 First round – Morningside 55, Carroll (Mont.) 0 Quarterfinals – Morningside 45, Baker (Kan.) 29 Semifinals – Northwestern 44, Morningside 41
2004 First Round – Saint Francis (IN) 53, Morningside 3 2005 First Round – Morningside 58, St. Ambrose 7 Quarterfinals – Morningside 54, Evangel 21 Semifinals – Saint Francis (IN) 42, Morningside 14 2006 First Round – Morningside 38, St. Ambrose 31 (2 OT) Quarterfinals – Sioux Falls 37, Morningside 7 2007 First Round – Morningside 45, Jamestown 14 Quarterfinals – Carroll 27, Morningside 16 2008 First Round – Morningside 65, Baker 27 Quarterfinals – Lindenwood 34, Morningside 31 2009 First Round – Morningside 24, Missouri Valley 6 Quarterfinals – Sioux Falls 49, Morningside 21 2010 First Round – Morningside 38, Dickinson State 17 Quarterfinals – MidAmerica Nazarene 34, Morningside 10 2011 First Round – St. Francis (IL) 21, Morningside 17
2021 First round – Morningside 63, Ottawa (Ariz.) 38
All-Time NAIA Post-Season Results
UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL
1 Austin Johnson WR SR 6-0 195 Sioux Falls, SD 1 Jimmy Quaintance DB SO 6-1 180 Omaha, NE 2 Caleb Schweigart WR SR 5-10 170 Omaha, NE 2 Marco Alvarado DB FR 6-5 170 N Sioux City, SD 3 Jamal Jones DB SR 6-0 170 Adelanto, CA 3 Jack Gilligan QB FR 6-1 185 Dubuque, IA 4 Lonell Boyd Jr. DB SR 5-10 195 St. Louis, MO 4 Easton Harms WR FR 6-1 185 Odebolt, IA 5 K.J. Williams RB JR 5-8 185 N Liberty, IA 5 Preston Ames DB FR 6-0 190 Bellevue, NE 6 Dijion Walls DB JR 6-1 180 Hazelwood, MO 6 Ethan Owen WR JR 6-0 185 Lamoni, IA 7 Bryson Freeberg RB JR 5-10 195 Neola, IA 7 Parker Frye QB SO 6-1 190 St. Charles, MO 7 Jace Elliott WR FR 6-2 184 Lincoln, NE 8 Michael Payne WR JR 5-10 165 Omaha, NE 8 Lynx Gregorie DB FR 5-6 145 Nora Springs, IA 9 Drew Sellon WR FR 6-0 170 Fremont, NE 9 Chandler Bendorf DB SO 5-10 185 Omaha, NE 10 Zach Norton WR JR 6-0 180 Sioux Falls, SD 10 Chase Price DB FR 6-0 185 Arnold, MO 11 Lennx Brown WR SO 6-3 218 Council Bluffs, IA 11 Jack Kratz DB FR 6-2 185 Vermillion, SD 12 Joe Dolincheck QB SR 6-1 210 Bellevue, NE 12 Amos Rasmussen DB FR 5-8 170 Irwin, IA 13 Joshua Miller LB SR 6-2 225 Walton, IA 13 Ervin Feleti RB FR 5-11 200 Barrow, AK 14 Lucas Johannsen QB FR 6-2 200 Bellevue, NE 14 Cade Harriman DB FR 6-0 185 Holstein, IA 15 Benedict Steffens K JR 5-11 170 Spirit Lake, IA 15 Livai Opetai RB FR 6-2 220 Blair, NE 15 Lane Nelson K FR 6-0 190 Walnut, IA 16 Joshua Simmons WR JR 6-1 200 Council Bluffs, IA 16 Daimond Casseus DB FR 5-9 175 St. Louis, MO 17 Weston Schultz DL SR 6-3 240 Mason City, IA 17 Kale Bird QB SO 5-10 190 Bennington, IA 18 Dallas Kluender QB FR 6-3 215 Moville, IA 18 Javon Comas DB FR 5-11 170 Hesperia, CA 19 Jon Andreasen DB JR 5-9 190 Lincoln, NE 19 Greg Clark QB FR 6-1 200 Dassel, MN 20 Chase Carter K SR 6-1 195 Knoxville, IA 20 Fred Lageschulte DB SO 5-9 140 Saint Joseph, MO 21 Jalen Portis LB SR 6-1 220 Phoenix, Ariz. 21 Drake Wemark WR FR 6-2 205 New Hampton, IA 22 Caden Ochsendorf DB JR 6-0 175 Amboy, MN 22 Koy Davis WR SO 6-0 205 Lemoore, CA 23 Blake Daly DB FR 5-9 170 Elkhorn, NE 23 Gabriel Calhoon WR SO 6-3 190 Tulsa, OK 24 Logan Macumber DB JR 6-0 205 Elkhorn, NE 24 Hank Kroger RB FR 5-10 200 Elkhorn, NE 26 Ben Chelsvig DB SR 6-1 185 Story City, IA 26 Nigel Bridger RB SO 5-10 200 Crete, NE 27 Jaylen Burch RB FR 6-8 170 Overland Park, KS 27 Gary Barbour DB FR 6-2 170 Florissant, MO 28 Cooper Von Seggern DL SR 6-1 236 Wisner, NE 28 Mikah Holcomb DB FR 6-1 190 Oklahoma City, OK 29 Drew Bessey DB SR 6-0 190 Palmyra, NE 29 Kaleb Bleil WR FR 5-8 160 Moville, IA 30 Austin McClain DB SO 5-10 190 Sioux City, IA 30 Valonz Powell WR FR 6-3 170 St. Louis, MO 31 Luke Paulsen LB/P FR 6-0 175 Kingsley, IA 31 Dylan Hosek TE SO 6-1 250 Traer, IA 32 Tevin Harms TE JR 6-0 240 Odebolt, IA 32 Kyle Sisler WR FR 5-11 175 Runnells, IA 33 Jack Sievert TE SO 6-2 210 St. Ansgar, IA 33 Brecken Freeberg LB FR 6-0 205 Neola, IA 34 Brody Nelson LB SO 5-11 210 Beatrice, NE 34 Drew Benson RB FR 5-10 190 Sioux City, IA 35 Sione Tuifua TE SR 6-3 240 Barrow, AK 35 Parker Navitsky LB SO 6-0 210 Rochester, MN 36 Ryan Cole RB SO 5-11 190 St. Ansgar, IA 36 Kyle Hirsch WR FR 5-11 190 Gayville, SD 37 Isaac Bower LB SR 5-9 205 Massena, IA 37 John Sievert TE JR 6-2 235 St. Ansgar, IA 38 Blake Brown RB SO 5-10 180 Wakefield, NE 38 Micah Davis LB SO 6-2 190 Paullina, IA 39 Isaac Pingel LB JR 6-0 200 Spencer, IA 39 Austin Kremkoski TE FR 6-3 185 Oakland, IA 40 Reece Spieler WR FR 6-2 185 Le Mars, IA 40 Taylor Korth TE FR 6-3 230 Ponca, NE 41 CJ Dean LB JR 6-1 195 Madrid, IA 42 Justin McElligott P JR 5-9 190 Alpine, CA 43 Colton Dreith DL JR 6-0 225 Storm Lake, IA 44 Kody Noble TE SO 5-11 200 Hull, IA 45 Landry Phipps LB SO 6-0 210 Aubrey, TX 46 Nathan Gallup LB SO 6-0 190 Denison, IA 47 Tate Kounkel LB SO 5-11 200 Merrill, IA 48 Mason Limbach LB FR 6-0 200 Fremont, NE 49 Cooper King LB JR 6-0 210 Des Moines, IA 50 Jacob Murphy LS SR 5-10 200 Sioux Falls, SD 50 Sergio Silveyra DL SO 6-2 225 Crete, NE 51 Alex Hansen OL SO 6-2 255 St. Ansgar, IA 51 Riliegh Belt LB JR 5-10 200 Sioux City, IA 52 Hayden Thilges OL SO 6-0 250 KS City, MO 52 Gaige Heissel LB SO 6-0 185 Moville, IA 53 Braeden Paul OL JR 6-3 280 Temecula, CA 53 Dakota Swanson LB FR 5-10 195 Winterset, IA 54 Joshua Gayer DL JR 6-4 280 Inwood, IA 54 Josh Wilson LB FR 6-1 180 Cedar Creek, NE 55 Tyler Anderson OL SR 6-4 280 Ida Grove, IA 55 Brayden Cleeton DL SO 6-4 255 Monticello, IA 56 Colby Roos OL SR 6-1 280 Sioux City, IA 56 Alex Reinhardt DL SO 6-2 250 Dakota Dunes, SD 57 Haden Mendel LB JR 6-0 220 Worthing, SD 57 Cole Haberman DL FR 6-0 240 Omaha, NE 58 Christian Riha OL SR 5-11 255 Omaha, NE 58 Connor Boehr DL SR 6-3 260 York, NE 59 Sam Hoppe LB SO 6-0 200 Hastings, NE 59 Eli Murray OL SO 6-2 200 Onawa, IA 60 Blake Bellamy LB FR 6-0 210 Winterset, IA 61 Caden Schulte LS JR 6-0 185 Sioux City, IA 62 Jason Simcoe OL SR 6-4 300 KS City, MO 63 Xander Stoltzfus OL SO 6-2 250 Muscatine, IA 64 Riley Lindberg OL SR 6-5 235 Fremont, NE 65 Travis Rivera OL SO 6-3 295 Sioux City, IA 66 Mason Williams OL SR 6-3 265 Omaha, NE 67 Caiden Elsberry OL FR 6-2 265 Des Moines, IA 68 Dylan Walker OL SO 6-4 260 Des Moines, IA 69 Levi Belina LB FR 6-0 180 Clarkston, NE 70 Ben Drouin OL FR 6-1 265 KS City, MO 71 Grady Keefer OL SO 6-4 240 Oklahoma City, OK 72 Jack James OL FR 6-1 255 Omaha, NE 73 Cody Harris OL FR 6-5 220 Bennington, NE 74 Tristin Johnston OL SR 6-4 290 Osceola, NE 75 William Karpstein OL FR 6-6 275 Blackfoot, ID 76 Alex Ausdemore OL SO 6-2 240 Neola, IA 77 Jakob Jerabek OL JR 6-5 295 Ashton, NE 78 Kaleb Pedersen OL SO 6-3 315 St. Paul, NE 79 Caden Hester OL SO 6-4 260 Oklahoma City, OK 80 Alex Godfredsen WR SO 6-3 193 Rock Valley, IA 81 Andrew Karls WR FR 6-2 180 Saint Cloud, MN 82 Jakob Nelson WR FR 6-3 220 Donahue, IA 83 Tyler Strauss WR JR 5-10 165 Fort Calhoun, NE 84 Roderick Washington WR SR 6-6 210 Austin, TX 85 Owen Osbahr TE SO 6-2 225 Shelby, IA 86
Aiden Queen TE SO 6-3 230 Fremont, NE 87 Austin Jensen WR/P FR 6-4 185 Remsen, IA 88 Laken Harnly WR JR 5-10 170 Bellevue, NE 89 Griffin Kraft TE FR 6-3 205 North Liberty, IA 90 Gage Haake DL SR 6-2 235 Stapleton, NE 91 Brady Schlaeger DL JR 6-2 280 Spencer, IA 92 Logan Feige DL JR 6-4 260 Onawa, IA 93 Darien Rabe DL SO 6-3 245 Gayville, SD 94 Logan Schuelke DL SR 6-1 270 Greenwood, NE 95 Austin Jurgens DL SO 6-3 225 Odell, NE 95 Wyatt Fanning DL FR 5-11 230 Eagle, NE 96 Brandon Beeson DL SO 6-2 225 DeWitt, NE 96 Zack Gau DL FR 6-1 250 Eden Prairie, MN 97 Gabe Mehrens DL SO 6-1 240 Lincoln, MO 97 Chase Harden DL FR 6-2 240 Howell, Mich. 98 Jonah Kollbaum DL SR 6-2 270 Bronson, IA 98 Austin Patton DL FR 6-2 190 Malvern, IA 99 Zach McKee DL SR 6-1 250 Hawarden, IA 99 Rylie Thomsen DL FR 6-4 225 St. Paul, NE Ben Dunlap DB SO 6-3 200 Emmetsburg, IA Dylan Gray LB FR 6-0 210 Lincoln, NE Kaden Helt RB SO 6-1 200 Sergeant Bluff, IA Malik Hampton DB FR 5-11 170 Wildwood, MO
MORNINGSIDE
2022
Jaden Schmaderer DL SO 6-0 220 Omaha, NE MUSTANGS
