WINONA STATE FOOTBALL
INTEGRATED WELLNESS COMPLEX - 157 W. MARK ST. WINONA, MN 55987
PETE WATKINS, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | PWATKINS@WINONA.EDU
2023 SCHEDULE
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Bounce Back: Week Six
Winona State (2-3) vs. University of Mary (0-5)
Saturday, Oct. 7 | Kickoff 2 pm CST
MDU Resources Community Bowl
Bismarck, North Dakota
Airing it Out
Despite the setback vs. Minnesota Duluth, the Warriors quarterback Cole Stenstrom had the most passing yards he has had this year. The WSU standout threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns last weekend.
Run Game
The Warriors were a force to be reckoned with against the Marauders in the run game a year ago WSU’s run game had 208 yards against Mary a year ago with Ty Gavin rushing for 149 of those yards #NCAA
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History
Winona State has won six straight games against the University of Mary dating all the way back to September 2012 The Warriors are looking to gain some momentum going into the coming weeks
2023 NSIC FOOTBALL
EACH OF THE 13 TEAMS WILL PLAY 10 NSIC GAMES OVER AN 11-WEEK SCHEDULE. THE LEAGUE WILL AWARD AN OVERALL CHAMPION BASED ON WIN PERCENTAGE IN THE 10 NSIC CONTESTS TIES WILL NOT BE BROKEN FOR THE OVERALL CHAMPIONS
NCAA DII PLAYOFFS
2023 NSIC STANDINGS
TEAM MINNESOTA STATE AUGUSTANA MINNESOTA
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SIOUX FALLS CONCORDIA ST PAUL SW MINNESOTA ST NORTHERN STATE MINOT STATE UMARY CONF 5-0 4-0 4-0 4-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-3 1-3 1-3 1-4 0-5 0-5 OVERALL 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-1 4-1 3-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-4 1-4 0-5 0-5
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TOURNAMENT 2022 2017 2007 2006 2004 2003 2003 2001 @ BEMIDJI STATE TEXAS A&M COMM NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA GRAND VALLEY ST. NORTH DAKOTA EMPORIA STATE NORTH DAKOTA L, 31-7 L, 20-6 L, 44-2 L, 42-0 L, 16-13 L, 36-29 W, 10-3 L, 42-38 ^ DIVISION CHAMPIONS | * OVERALL CHAMPIONS
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WINONA STATE AT A GLANCE
NAME: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY
LOCATION: WINONA, MINN
FOUNDED: 1858
ENROLLMENT: 6,000
NICKNAME: WARRIORS
COLORS: PURPLE & WHITE
STADIUM: ALTRA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
CAPACITY: 5,000
CONFERENCE: NORTHERN SUN
INTERCOLLEGIATE (NSIC) / WIAC
INTERIM PRESIDENT: DR. KEN JANZ
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ERIC SCHOH
FOOTBALL STAFF
HEAD COACH: BRIAN BERGSTROM
ASSOC. HEAD COACH: ISAAC FRUECHTE
ASSISTANT COACH: BRIAN CURTAIN
ASSISTANT COACH: SPENCER ERICKSON
ASSISTANT COACH: TREVOR OLSON
ASSISTANT COACH: MITCH FAIR
ASSISTANT COACH: BRYCE CROSS
ASSISTANT COACH: JUSTIN BAILEY
ASSISTANT COACH: JALEN MYRICK
ASSISTANT COACH: DEAN PICOTTE
ASSISTANT COACH: CAMERON JOHNSON
STUDENT COACH: DANE REINARDY
STRENGTH COACH: EDDIE HODGES
ATHLETIC TRAINER: STACEY CZAPLEWSKI
FILM COORDINATOR: WILL LESKOVAR
EQUIPMENT MANAGER: CIERRA SNYDER
PROGRAM HISTORY
OVERALL RECORD: 458 W - 482 L - 25 T
FIRST YEAR OF COMPETITION 1895
TOTAL YEARS 108 YRS^
NCAA DII PLAYOFFS: 7
POST-SEASON APPEARANCES: 12
^ NO SEASONS IN 1944, 1945, 2020.
Week 5 Recap vs. Minnesota Duluth
WSU 14, UMD 38 | Winona, Minn.
The Root Never Rests
Tristan Root led the Warriors in tackles against the Bulldogs last week with 7 solo tackles. Root also had 235 yards punting with two being 50+ yards and two punts landing inside the 20 yard line.
Bounce Back
In the 2023 campaign the Warriors have followed every loss with a win, looking to keep that trend going with a win traveling to Bismarck.
Sharing is Caring
The WSU defense had 17 different players record a tackle in the loss against UMD.
Receiving Core
Winona State’s receiving core had nine different players with a reception on Saturday vs. UMD. Leading the way was Sylvere Campbell with 6 receptions for 122 yards and one touchdown.
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Comparing Apples to Apples to Pairs (Golden Bears)
Winona State defeated Concordia St. Paul 33-8 in a week two tilt. Concordia, St. Paul defeated UMary 37-34 in week five. CSP led 24-15 at halftime last week over UMary.
Tops in the NSIC
UMary has just one offensive performer in the NSIC top-10 of any stat category. Mujeeb Rufai is 8th in the league in receiving yards per game at 67.8
Let’s maintain the WSU-Marauder tradition
WSU has beaten UMary seven straight times. The venue has not mattered in that streak, with the Warriors winning at UMary four times in that stretch.
Scott Streak Busted
WSU’s Jacob Scott had hit at least one field goal in every Warriors game until last week vs the Bulldogs Last year, Scott hit from 26 yards out vs UMary, but missed from 31 in a 25-17 Warrior win.
Return to Sender
Winona State’s Aarion Lacy is fourth in the NSIC in average punt return yardage at 7.6 per attempt.
U Mary Statistical Week 4 notables:
Mary QB’s combined for 261 yards and three touchdowns in the three point setback vs. CSP
The Marauder’s defense combined for 6 TFL against the Golden Bears run game. Leading the way for the University of Mary was linebacker Mason Phillips with six total tackles.
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Ben Burgess
Bryan Cassellius
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Ethan Doucette
Jackson Flottmeyer
Brady Foster
Sidney Green
Javontae Gregory
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Travis Alvin Jacob Anderson
Monroe Carter Nair Lance Nielson, Jr Anthony Powell
Schraufnagel Caden Spence Joseph Staff Carter Todd Wesley Wollan James Schwaab HT 6-5 6-0 6-0 6-5 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-16-2 5-106-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-2 -WT 250 180 180 220 195 190 195 220200 178260 235 240 225 193 185 195 200 200 200 235 195 230 -YEAR Fr. Fr. Fr Fr Fr Fr R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr Fr Jr Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr Rr Fr Fr Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr R-Fr R-Fr --
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2023 WINONA STATE TWO-DEEP ROSTER
First Team Offense
Second Team Specialists
First Team Defense Pos DE DE DT DT LB LB LB S S CB CB # 91 94 95 97 54 39 51 5 9 14 25 Name Kujuan Vengrowski Darius Manuel Conner Haggerty Nathaniel Wilcher Myles Hawthorne Clay Schueffner Trey Borske Griffin Wiegel Tristan Root Carson Sippel Jamon Williams Ht 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-11 Wt 230 260 255 265 215 230 220 185 190 180 180 Yr R-So. R-Jr R-So R-So. R-Jr Sr Jr R-So Jr R-Fr Gr Hometown De Pere, Wis. Des Moines, Iowa Onalaska, Wis Mukwonago, Wis.. Caledonia, Minn St Cloud, Wis Naperville, Ill Combined Locks, Wis Eau Claire, Wis Sherwood, Wis St Paul, Minn Second Team Defense Pos DE DE DT DT LB LB LB S S CB CB # 92 31 99 56 42 15 52 41 23 22 24 Name David Nies Kyle Borske Joe Demro Rico DeLeon Sam Shutter Zach Myhre Chance Backer Vernon Porte Nick Bucaro Voshon Porte James Williams Ht 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-11 Wt 245 245 255 280 205 220 215 185 190 190 180 Yr R-Fr. R- Fr R-So Jr. R-Jr R-Sr R-Jr R-Fr Jr R-So Gr Hometown Patch Grove, Wis. Naperville, Ill Plymouth, Minn Chippewa Falls, Wis. Plymouth, Wis Grand Meadow, Minn Chatfield, Minn Dacula, Ga Bartlett, Ill Atlanta, Ga St Paul, Minn
Second Team Offense
Pos WR TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB FB # 1 84 78 66 70 75 77 3 2 16 4 33 Name Sylvere Campbell Dakota Matthees Garrit Wollan Blake Haus Jordan Haddad Jacob Leszcynski Noah Pappas Keaton Arendt Kaleb Skelly Cole Stenstrom Ty Gavin Tyler Zirpoli Ht. 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-0 5-11 5-11 Wt. 215 235 265 295 270 335 325 195 190 215 195 230 Yr Jr Jr. R So R -Fr Gr. Sr So So. Jr Jr R-So. Sr Hometown Milwaukee, Wis Winona, Minn Minnesota City, Minn. Sartell, Minn Mequon, Wis Muskego, Wis. Plymouth, Minn Franklin, Wis Blaine, Minn. Arden Hills, Minn Chicago, Ill Waukesha, Wis Pos WR TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB # 11 81 72 62 79 74 73 18 6 9 26 Name Cooper Nelson James Durst Jauron Hall Devin Arriaga Austin Zeeveld Jake Ziemniarski Patrick Wright, Jr Cayden Holcomb Thomas Kiesau Kyle Haas Cair’ron Hendred Ht. 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-6 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-9 Wt. 210 235 235 305 275 275 305 210 200 210 195 Yr. Sr So So. R-Fr R-So Fr. Jr So Jr. So Jr Hometown Sun Prairie, Wis Byron, Minn St. Paul, Minn. Menasha, Wis Cascade, Wis New Lenox, Ill. Milwaukee, Wis Rochester, Minn La Crescent, Minn. Prior Lake, Minn Cedar Rapids, Iowa First Team Specialists Pos PK P H LS KR # 8 9 10 49 18 Name Jake Scott Tristan Root Jake Van Hulzen Morgan White Cayden Holcomb Ht. 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-10 Wt. 180 180 185 225 180 Yr. Fr Fr R-So So So Hometown Cisco, Texas Eau Claire, Wis Coon Rapids, Minn Pahrump, Nev Rochester Minn
Pos PK P H LS KR # 9 8 9 92 19 Name Tristan Root Jake Scott Kyle Haas David Nies Noah Carlson Ht. 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-5 6-0 Wt. 190 190 210 245 205 Yr. So So So R-Fr Gr Hometown Eau Claire, Wis Cisco, Texas Prior Lake, Minn Patch Grove, Wis Rushford, Minn
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Second Team Offense First Team Defense Pos DL DL DL LB LB LB LB CB CB S S # 42 69 93 25 48 41 3 33 29 1 39 Name Christian Arteaga Grant Collins Caden Green Mason Phillips Ryan Woroniecki Estevan Quintana Jakob Petry Bryce Tate Seth Jarrett Kevin Butler Abram Jopp Ht 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-0 Wt 245 285 300 235 211 220 190 175 180 170 160 Yr R-Fr. Jr Sr So. Sr Jr Jr So Jr Sr R-Fr Hometown Second Team Defense # 90 99 95 51 45 49 56 35 27 21 43 Name Josh Obisui Adam Knowles Ian Kopf Joe Terry Major Kelly Jason Stoddard Eli Heinrich Asmerom Mahammad Antwan Jenkins Jr Reginald Morrow Treyton Horstman Ht 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-0 Wt 240 280 295 210 225 230 210 175 175 195 185 Yr Jr. R-Fr So So. Jr Sr So R-Fr Fr Sr R-Fr Hometown First Team Offense Pos WR WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB # 7 11 86 78 65 67 75 73 83 4 16 Name Jaxon Young Mujeeb Rufai Traivon Dyson Drake Lalim Carter Smith Liam Bannon Conner Paul Melvin Hudson Luke Bodine Jesse Forknell Jeremiah Moore Ht. 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-5 5-9 Wt. 175 210 175 298 298 290 287 288 210 220 202 Yr So Jr. So Sr So. Sr Sr Jr. Jr So R-Fr. Hometown # 86 81 85 63 72 68 72 71/98 12 10 5 Name Traivon Dyson Collin Gapen Sean Saise Elliot Kooiker Jaydon Coley Mika Fuamatu Jaydon Coley Henrey Supenski Raphael Hamilton Sofian Massoud Andrew Trandahl Ht. 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-2 5-8 Wt. 175 200 175 271 277 315 277 275 245 205 175 Yr. So Jr Fr. R-Fr So Jr. So Fr So. So Fr Hometown First Team Specialists Pos K/P Snap H KR PR # 23 42 17 7 8 Name Kevin Powell Christian Arteaga Jadon Hanzal Jaxon Young Jaxon Feller Ht. 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-9 Wt. 152 245 180 160 155 Yr. So R-Fr So Fr R-Fr Hometown
Team Specialists # Name Ht. Wt Yr. Hometown Pos WR WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB Pos DL DL DL LB LB LB LB CB CB S S Pos K/P Snap H KR PR
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Winona State Football Postseason History
Years in the Postseason
NCAA DII Playoffs: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2022
Mineral Water Bowl: 2000, 2002, 2012, 2019
Team Postseason Records
Individual Postseason Game Records
PASSING YARDS
(12/3/00)
330 BRUCE CARPENTER VS EMPORIA STATE (12/7/02)
303 JOHN TEIGLAND VS LINDENWOOD (12/1/12)
303 BRIAN WROBEL VS NORTH DAKOTA (11/29/03)
RECEIVING YARDS
145 CHRIS SAMP VS EMPORIA STATE (12/7/03)
140 CHRIS SAMP VS. NORTH DAKOTA (11/29/03)
134 CHRIS SAMP VS GRAND VALLEY STATE (11/13/04)
RECEPTIONS
11 CHRIS SAMP VS. NORTH DAKOTA (11/29/03)
7 TYLER SPEER VS LINDENWOOD (12/1/12) - 3 OTHERS TIED
TD PASSES
3 JOHN TEIGLAND VS LINDENWOOD (12/1/12)
3 BRUCE CARPENTER VS EMPORIA STATE (12/7/02)
TD SCORED
3 ADAM LILLA VS NORTH DAKOTA (11/17/01)
3 JEFF DOBBERTIN VS MISSOURI WESTERN
TACKLES
SACKS
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POINTS: POINTS ALLOWED: FIRST DOWNS: RUSHING YARDS: PASSING YARDS: TOTAL YARDS OFFENSE: INTERCEPTIONS: SACKS: SACKS ALLOWED: OPP FIRST DOWNS: OPP RUSHING YARDS: OPP PASSING YARDS OPP TOTAL YARDS: 43 VS. MISSOURI WESTERN (12/3/00 44 VS NORTH DAKOTA (11/17/07) 31 VS. LINDENWOOD (12/1/12) 284 VS LINDENWOOD (12/1/12) 330 VS. EMPORIA STATE (12/7/02) 587 VS LINDENWOOD (12/1/12) 3 VS LINDENWOOD (12/1/12) 3 VS LINDENWOOD (12/1/12) 4 VS NORTH DAKOTA (11/18/06) 31 VS EMPORIA STATE (12/7/02) 404 VS NORTH DAKOTA (11/18/16) 414 VS LINDENWOOD (12/1/12) 594 VS NORTH DAKOTA (11/18/06)
RUSHING YARDS 188 RAYON SIMMONS VS LINDENWOOD (12/1/12) 134 KEVIN CURTIN VS. MISSOURI WESTERN
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NORTH DAKOTA (11/17/01)
15 DERIC SIECK VS
SIECK VS. EMPORIA STATE (11/22/03)
14 DERIC
VS GRAND VALLEY STATE (11/13/04)
JAY FOGELSON
INTERCEPTIONS
LOKANC VS. NORTH DAKOTA (11/29/03) YEAR 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2006 2007 2012 2017 2019 2022 DATE DEC 3 NOV 17 DEC 7 NOV 22 NOV 29 NOV 13 NOV 18 NOV 17 DEC 1 NOV 18 DEC 7 NOV. 19 ROUND MINERAL WATER BOWL NCAA DII PLAYOFFS MINERAL WATER BOWL NCAA DII PLAYOFFS NCAA DII PLAYOFFS NCAA DII PLAYOFFS NCAA DII PLAYOFFS NCAA DII PLAYOFFS MINERAL WATER BOWL NCAA DII PLAYOFFS MINERAL WATER BOWL NCAA DII PLAYOFFS OPPONENT MISSOURI WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA EMPORIA STATE EMPORIA STATE NORTH DAKOTA GRAND VALLEY STATE NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA LINDENWOOD A&M-COMMERCE NEBRASKA-KEARNEY BEMIDJI STATE W/L W L L W L L L L W L L L SCORE 43-41 (3OT) 42-28 34-27 (OT) 10-3 36-29 16-13 42-0 44-2 42-21 20-6 50-33 31-7 SITE EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO GRAND FORKS, ND EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO WINONA, MINN GRAND FORKS, ND WINONA,MINN GRAND FORKS, ND GRAND FORKS, ND EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO WINONA, MINN EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO BEMIDJI STATE, MINN.
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