2020 NAIA Football Semifinals Game Day - Saturday, May 1, 2021

Elwood Olsen Stadium

Sioux City, Iowa

ABOUT MORNINGSIDE Location: Sioux City, IA Founded: 1894 Colors: Maroon and White NO. NAME

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Sioux Falls, S.D. Sunrise, Fla. Adelanto, Calif.

North Liberty, Iowa Sioux City, Iowa Elkhorn, Neb. Holstein, Iowa Sioux Falls, S.D. Bellevue, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Waynesville, Mo. Chicago, Ill. Mason City, Iowa Omaha, Neb. Ida Grove, Iowa Lincoln, Neb. Davenport, Iowa Knoxville, Iowa St. Louis, Mo. Elkhorn, Neb. Story City, Iowa Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Wisner, Neb. Palmyra, Neb. North Platte, Neb. Cedar Park, Tex. Columbus, Neb. St. Ansgar, Iowa Stapleton, Neb. Barrow, Alaska Mount Vernon, S.D. Massena, Iowa Lincoln, Neb. Spencer, Iowa Blair, Neb. Rexburg, Idaho Sioux Falls, S.D. Templeton, Iowa Hawarden, Iowa Ida Grove, Iowa Sioux City, Iowa Worthing, S.D. Omaha, Neb. Manning, Iowa Kansas City, Mo. Sioux City, Iowa Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Neb. O’Neill, Neb. Ankeny, Iowa Osceola, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Brandon, S.D. Elk Horn, Iowa Wahoo, Neb. Hinton, Iowa Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Hamburg, Germany Denison, Iowa Creston, Iowa Dexter, Iowa Wilber, Neb. Bronson, Iowa

Austin Johnson Steven Evans Jamal Jones Kaleb Williams Gabe Wagner Jake Knott Tyler Wingert Zach Norton Joe Dolincheck Joshua Miller Braden Drehle Torey Nalls Weston Schultz Michael Payne Kaden Ladwig Jon Andreasen Jack West Chase Carter Jalen Portis Logan Macumber Ben Chelsvig Anthony Sims Cooper Von Seggern Drew Bessey Nick Bocott Jake Taute Matt Strecker Jack Sievert Gage Haake Sione Tuifua Jesse Hastings Isaac Bower Garrett Hoagland Isaac Pingel Carter Anderson Joseph Dougherty David Rios Colton Irlbeck Zach McKee Tyler Anderson Colby Roos Haden Mendel Christian Riha Hunter Behrens Jason Simcoe Jake Noel Alex Ogorzaly Mason Williams Jason Hahlbeck Dylan Miller Tristin Johnston Nasire Perry Sam Lembcke Drake Partridge Reid Jurgensmeier Brandon Vondrak Cade Berendes Brendan Franke Laken Harnly Caleb Schweigart Niklas Gustav Logan Schuelke Seth Maitlen Carson Wadle Zack Keller Jonah Kollbaum

6-1 5-9 6-1 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-9 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-9 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-3 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-2

Head coach: Steve Ryan Assistant coaches: Casey Jacobsen, Andrew Rode, Nathan Turner, Jay Schlichte, Taylor James, Darius Hicks, Bryce Rusler, Roger Jansen

Morningside Offense POS. QB QB RB RB TE TE LT LT LG LG C C RG RG RT RT HBack HBack WR WR WR WR

NO. 12 18 27 32 35 85 67 76 55 65 66 58 63 62 60 73 31 33 1 10 81 89

PLAYER Joe Dolincheck Kaden Ladwig Anthony Sims Matthew Strecker Sione Tuifua Cade Berendes Jason Hahlbeck Sam Lembcke Tyler Anderson Alex Ogorzaly Mason Williams Christian Riha Jake Noel Jason Simcoe Hunter Behrens Tristin Johnston Jake Taute Jack Sievert Austin Johnson Zach Norton Reid Jurgensmeier Caleb Schweigart

YR. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

HT. 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-3 5-10

WT. 210 170 200 205 235 230 255 280 280 280 260 240 280 300 290 290 230 215 200 180 215 175

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YR. 250 230 240 255 270 260 245 250 225 200 215 215 210 185 170 170 190 195 205 185 180 170

WT. 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-10

YR. 195 200 245 245 175 200 180 175

Morningside Defense POS. NO. PLAYER DE 94 Seth Maitlen DE 95 Carson Wadle DL 41 Carter Anderson DL 93 Logan Schuelke DL 44 David Rios DL 98 Jonah Kollbaum DE 90 Niklas Gustav DE 96 Zack Keller LB 17 Weston Schultz LB 28 Cooper Von Seggern LB 9 Tyler Wingert LB 38 Garrett Hoagland LB 21 Jalen Portis LB 39 Isaac Pingel CB 2 Steven Evans CB 5 Gabe Wagner SF 29 Drew Bessey SF 4 Torrey Nalls SF 13 Joshua Miller SF 26 Ben Chelsvig CB 3 Jamal Jones CB 11 Michael Payne

HT. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Fr.

Special Teams POS. NO. PLAYER K 20 Chase Carter P 46 Colton Irlbeck S/Sn 90 Niklas Gustav L/Sn 90 Niklas Gustav KR 89 Caleb Schweigart H 1 Austin Johnson KR 82 Brandon Vondrak PR 89 Caleb Schweigart

HT. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

ABOUT NORTHWESTERN Location: Orange City, IA Founded: 1882 Colors: Red and White NO. NAME 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 9 11 11 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 30 31 33 34 35 36 38 40 41 43 46 47 51 52 52 54 54 58 60 65 66 69 70 74 75 78 79 80 82 83 84 87 94 96

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Cade Moser WR Jay Small DB Logan Meyer RB Lorenzo Jones DB Konner McQuillan RB Trevor Rozeboom LB Michael Storey WR Cody Moser DB Tyson Kooima QB Noah Van’t Hof DB Jaden Snyder S/P Korbyn Gramstad DE Kobe Lutjens TE Eli Stader K Blake Fryar QB Brett Moser LB Jalyn Gramstad DB Jake Lynott DB Franklin Thurlow DB Bryce Paulsen DB Kole Telford RB Liam Stubbe DB Drake Brezina RB Morris Hofer RB Nate Rice RB Brendan Zeutenhorst WR Jadyn Williams LB Jessen Reinking DL Devin Mouw DB Shane Solberg WR Jake Davies LB Blake Anderson TE Garrett Packer RB Ben Kingery LB Dominic Seivert FB Carter Van Gorp DE Parker Fryar LB Drake Harder DE Dalton Jacobsma LB Tanner Oleson LB Austin Moss OL Eli Van Ginkel DE Jawan Grant OL Daniel Donovan LB Travis Grover OL Isaac Grev DL Alan Garner III OL Patrick Gottburg OL Jack Johnson OL Jared Gerdes OL Greg Will OL Josh Thomas OL Blake Sevier OL Darlin Marquez OL Josh Fakkema TE Cole Ford WR Canon Flores WR Braden Jahn WR Ben Vander Griend WR T.J. Jones DL Garrett Raymon DL

6’5 6’3 6’1 6’0 5’11 6’1 6’4 5’10 6’1 6’2 6’2 6’2 6’5 6’1 6’1 6’3 5’11 5’11 5’11 6’2 5’11 5’11 6’2 6’1 6’0 6’6 6’2 6’3 6’2 6’0 6’1 6’4 5’11 5’10 6’0 6’1 6’3 6’4 6’1 6’1 6’2 6’4 5’11 6’0 6’6 6’4 6’1 6’2 6’1 6’3 6’4 6’2 6’2 6’0 6’4 6’2 6’1 5’11 6’0 6’5 6’0

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Rock Valley, Iowa Hinton, Iowa Alvord, Iowa Orlando, Fla. Leavenworth, Kan. Rock Rapids, Iowa Spencer, Iowa Rock Valley, Iowa Hull, Iowa Lester, Iowa Larchwood, Iowa Lester, Iowa Rock Valley, Iowa Cedar Grove, Wis. Waukee, Iowa Rock Valley, Iowa Lester, Iowa Hawarden, Iowa Colorado Springs, Colo.

Marshall, Minn.

Rock Rapids, Iowa Ackley, Iowa Washington, Iowa Onida, S.D. Sioux City, Iowa Sioux Center, Iowa Independence, Mo. Kingsley, Iowa Sioux Center, Iowa Boyden, Iowa Brandon, Wis. Oakland, Neb. Zearing, Iowa Casey, Iowa Sheldon, Iowa Sioux Falls, S.D. Waukee, Iowa Mountain Lake, Minn.

Orange City, Iowa Larchwood, Iowa Hull, Iowa Rock Valley, Iowa Kansas City, Mo. Sanborn, Iowa Spencer, Iowa Odin, Minn.

Chula Vista, Calif.

Sioux City, Iowa Blue Springs, Mo. Phoenix, Ariz.

Spirit Lake, Iowa Huntley, Ill. Orient, Iowa Ireton, Iowa Blaine, Wash.

Crown Point, Ind. Gretna, Neb. Sioux Center, Iowa West Point, Neb. Manson, Iowa Hills, Minn.

Head coach: Matt McCarty Assistant coaches: Josh Davis; Billy Kirch; Brad Zeutenhorst; Ross Fernstrum; Brice Byker; Gabe Davis; Sam Van Ginkel; Austin Reese; Tarence Roby; Tanner Machacek; Benji Kasel; Mitch Van Beek; Jacob Kalogonis; Grant Thayer; Wyatt Powell

Northwestern Offense POS. QB QB RB RB TE TE LT LT LG LG C C RG RG RT RT WR WR WR WR WR WR

NO. 5 11 3 2 80 8 74 70 79 52 69 54 78 65 58 66 33 35 4 25 83 1

PLAYER Tyson Kooima Blake Fryar Konner McQuillan Logan Meyer Josh Fakkema Kobe Lutjens Greg Will Jared Gerdes Darlin Marquez Austin Moss Jack Johnson Jawan Grant Blake Sevier Alan Garner Travis Grover Patrick Gottburg Shane Solberg Blake Anderson Michael Storey Brendan Zeutenhorst Canon Flores Cade Moser

YR. Sr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr.

HT. 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-1 6-5

WT. 196 200 205 205 245 228 250 280 255 279 283 300 312 270 315 255 190 223 180 226 185 185

WT. 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-0

YR. 238 255 313 245 256 252 223 240 225 205 220 230 205 202 180 193 190 205 200 205 180 175

Northwestern Defense POS. NO. PLAYER DE 11 Brett Moser DE 46 Drake Harder DL 94 T.J. Jones DL 30 Jessen Reinking DL 41 Carter Van Gorp DL 96 Garrett Raymon DE 8 Korbyn Gramstad DE 52 Eli Van Ginkel LB 51 Tanner Oleson LB 23 Morris Hofer LB 3 Trevor Rozeboom LB 38 Ben Kingery LB 43 Parker Fryar LB 54 Daniel Donovan CB 14 Jake Lynott CB 21 Liam Stubbe SS 31 Devin Mouw SS 6 Jayden Snyder FS 5 Noah Van’t Hof FS 1 Jay Small CB 12 Jayln Grimstad CB 2 Lorenzo Jones

HT. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr.

Northwestern Special Teams POS. NO. PLAYER K 9 Eli Stader P 6 Jaden Snyder S/Sn 41 Carter Van Gorp L/Sn 43 Parker Fryar KR 3 Konner McQuillan Holder 11 Blake Fryar KR 4 Michael Storey PR 4 Michael Storey

HT. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. So.

WT. 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-4

YR. 235 205 256 205 205 200 180 180

MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE GA M E DAY - M AY 1, 2 02 1

MUSTANG FOOTBALL

A clash of Great Plains Athletic Conference gladiators and top six-ranked National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics plays out on the Elwood Olsen Stadium FieldTurf this afternoon.

The No. 1-ranked and two-time defending national champion Mustangs stand 10-0, while the sixthranked Red Raiders of Northwestern College sit at 10-1. A come-frombehind 45-29 victory over No. 7-ranked Baker University, replete with a 36-point second 30 minutes, led the Maroon to their fifth straight semifinal round appearance. NWC took down second-ranked Grand View College in a 27-24 thriller at Des Moines last weekend.

THE MATCH-UP With a back-and-forth 45-31 victory at the same venue in early September, Morningside upped its current win streak to seven against its league rival. In four of the last five meetings, the margin of victory has been 14-points-or-less. Mside leads 13-3 all-time.

Finding the end zone five times in seven tries in the second half on April 24, allowing the Mustangs to move on in postseason play.

Baker University, out of the Heart of America Conference, made it anything but easy for the home team and kept the partisan Maroon fan base in attendance on edge in the first half. BU entered the locker room at the break up 21-9 taking advantage of a defensive front that stopped the potent Morningside offense on downs twice and picked up a pair of turnovers to lead to three touchdowns.

The script flipped entirely from that point. Ryan’s offense posted nearly 350 yards while co-defensive coordinators Casey Jacobsen and Nate Turner›s unit stopped the Wildcats cold. Baker garnered only one first down and didn›t find the end zone again until the home team had reeled off 36 straight points to lock up a ninth consecutive national quarterfinal round victory.

Junior quarterback Joe Dolincheck, senior running back Anthony Sims, and the upperclassman wide receiver tandem of senior Reid Jurgensmeier and junior Austin Johnson made up a stalwart offensive quartet. Dolincheck, hitting the 3,000-yard mark for a second successive season, kept the Wildcats’ defensive secondary in knots, despite a first-half interception, with five touchdown passes behind 375 aerial digits. For a second consecutive weekend, Sims tore up the carpet, carrying the ball 36 times for 178 yards and a touchdown. Johnson, the offensive Player of the Game, and Jurgensmeier combined for 19 catches, 336 yards, and three scores.

Sophomore defensive back Joshua Miller, gaining his second playoffs’ Player of the Game accolade, blocked a Baker punt that led to a safety, picked off a Wildcats’ pass

attempt, and tallied eight tackles.

Senior linebacker Tyler Wingert was the defense’s tackle leader with 15, including a half-of-a-sack.

For a second successive postseason, Jacobsen found his name on a wellearned postseason award on April 28. The American Football Coaches announced the 2019 FootballScoop. com co-Coordinator of the Year as the winner of the 2021 Spring AFCA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ Assistant Coach of the Year honoree. Eight individuals were nominated for their dedication to their teams and communities. Jacobsen is in his 17th season at Morningside and has been the co-defensive coordinator since 2010. He has helped guide the Mustangs to two NAIA national championships and 11 Great Plains Athletic Conference titles. Jacobsen oversees the Junior Leadership program for Morningside football. He talks to the student-athletes about being a servant leader in the community, at home, and on the football team. Through this program, his athletes have put together service trips to Kenya, Uganda, Cuba, and Houston, Texas. Jacobsen has also helped set up service projects to help with flood relief along the Missouri River in Iowa and organizes volunteers for the Food Bank of Siouxland and the Humane Society.

Jacobsen’s defensive unit has four top 10 marks on the current national stats. They are fourth in total (35) and per game (3.5) sacks and seventh in fewest points given up per outing (15) and least rushing yardage surrendered per appearance (74.4). Two of the individuals that help bolster the Mside “D” hold down first two slots. Senior defensive end Nick Gustav has the second-most tackles for loss (18) and sacks (9). Junior defensive back Drew Bessey’s six picks lead the nation. The offense’s top listings are first in total passing yards (3,652), passing yardage per contest (365.2), fewest sacks allowed (two), total yards per appearance (554.1), most points (513), and points per outing (51.3). The passing combination of junior quarterback Joe Dolincheck and senior wide receiver Reid Jurgensmeier top the charts in pass efficiency (195), passing yards per game (337), and points scored by touchdowns and overall (120).

ABOUT THE RED RAIDERS Head coach Matt McCarty’s team also shines on the NAIA numbers.

They have eight offensive categories that are among the national best 10. The senior aerial attack of quarterback Tyson Kooima and Shane Solberg holds down six top spots, too.

Kooima continues his modus operandi of being a potent dualthreat. He’s rushed for 537 yards and seven touchdowns while throwing for 3,392 yards and 28 scores. Solberg is his top target with 73 receptions for 1,567 yards and 17 touchdowns.

The defensive group for NWC has been challenging to the opposition as well. Junior free safety Noah Van’t Hof, freshman linebacker Parker Fryar and senior linebacker Trevor Roozeboom lead the unit, each having registered 70-or-more tackles.

Northwestern has accumulated 63.5 tackles for losses and 22 sacks to go along with 16 interceptions this season.