sioux2233 Posted February 2, 2003 Author Share Posted February 2, 2003 commitment list Alan Sundby RB Cavalier, ND Drew Thomas LB Grand Forks, ND Jeff Richter LB 6'4" 240 St. Cloud, Mn Mitch Braeggleman TE 6'2" 265 St. Cloud, Mn Brett Bauer OL 6'6" 300 Dickinson, ND Aaron Austin WR 6'3" Hallock, Mn Preston Stewart FB/LB 5'11" 208 Flasher/Carson, ND Michael Hegg TE Thompson, ND Robbie Meek LB 6'1" 210 Bloomington, Mn Nick Bonnet DL 6'4" 250 West Fargo, ND Troy Ott WR 6'5" 210 Dickinson, ND Rick Presthus WR 6'4" Edina, MN Donovan Alexander CB fast! Winnipeg, MB Andy White DE 6'?" 2?? Hartland, WI Andy Soll OL 6' 3" 280 Fond du Lac, WI Duane Wenzel, DB, Janesville Parker Dustin Reiff, 6'1"195 LB from Dell Rapids, SD other players looking at UND Jonte Flowers Madison La Follette WR 6-4 170 Dan Bierbach, Columbine, LB: Brown, North Dakota and San Diego D.J. Craft, Arapahoe, DB: CSU, North Dakota Zack Kennelly, Columbine, G: Mesa State, North Dakota and UNC Justin Marsh, Arvada West, RB: CSU, UNC and North Dakota Tyler Weeks, Columbine, G: Air Force, Brown, Colgate, UND, Princeton. Andy Colburn LB 6'2" 215 LaCrosse, WI (Winona St.) Drew Hysjulien WR/P Grand Forks () Matt Holland RB 5'8" 180 Eden Prairie, MN ( ) Dan Roscoe OL 6'6" 300 Wayzata, MN () Jayson Winterfeldt 6'2" Hortonville, WI () Josh Bean LB 6'1" 205 Calgary, AB (UND, Washburn (Ks)) Brian Dykema LB Strasburg, ND (UMary, UND) Andrew Pratt OT 6'6" 280 Roseville, MN (UND, NDSU, Wyoming, Air Force, UMinn walkon) Barrett Anderson OG Rochester, MN (UND, NDSU, other Div 1?) Kyle Gearman WR 6'5" 200 Alexandria, MN (UMinn, SJoseSt, UND, NDSU) Chris Schwantz WR 6'3" 181 Becker, MN (SCSU, UMD, MSU-Mank, UND) Andy White DE 6'?" 2?? Hartland, WI (SCSU, UND, ) Devin Jones OL 6'5" 280 St Paul, MN (SCSU, UND) Jeremy Faue FB 6'0" 205 Wayzata, MN (UND, Uof Minn Walkon) Justin Geier, WR,6'4,Anoka (UND, u of m walkon) Mitch Erickson,OL, Hutchinson, 6'6 300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star2city Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 From donalexander's previous post, it seems likely that quite a number of Colorado high schoolers are considering UND. The Denver Post article listed five, but only because they are also considering Division I offers: D.J. Craft DB 5'11" 211 Littleton Arapahoe, CO (Colo St., UND) Justin Marsh RB 5'9" 165. Arvada, CO (ColoSt, UNC and UND) Tyler Weeks OG 6-1. 245. Littleton Columbine, CO ( Air Force, Brown, Colgate, UND and Princeton) Zack Kennelly OG 5'11" 270 Littleton Columbine, CO (UN-Kearney, Mesa State, UND and UNC) Dan Bierbach LB 6-3" 230 Littleton Columbine, CO (Brown, San Diego, Dayton, UND) There seems to be very little internet information on Colorado athletes getting exclusively Div II offers. But with the offers listed above, it would seem likely that UND is recruiting additional Jefferson County Conference players (the strongest Colorado HS football conference, which is western surburban Denver). Just at Columbine HS alone, there were four more honorable mention all-state athletes that are probably on the Div II radar: Donnell August DE Littleton Columbine, CO Chris Sheehan TE Littleton Columbine, CO Mike Johnson FB Littleton Columbine, CO Ryan Kluever OL Littleton Columbine, CO Columbine has been the powerhouse in Colorado football over the last four years, winning three 5A titles: Columbine Football With Jason Hoffschneider from Columbine already at UND, there is an existing UND connection and I just have to wonder if the Columbine players want to stay together as a unit. After all, there probably has not been a more difficult, yet maturing and team-building, high school in the country to be an athlete than at Columbine. On a day that we remember and mourn the crew of the Columbia, this story shows that even in the aftermath of the tragedy at Columbine in 1999, all things can work together for good: Columbine: Rebels with a common cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Offensive lineman Andrew Pratt (Platt?), who had been considering UND and others, is apparently going to the Air Force Academy. Also, UND is still in the running for all-state linebacker Brad McCamy from Mahtomedi. update from Star Tribune on MN h.s. players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 As a follow-up on the some of the potential recruits from Colorado, Bierbach (lb), Craft (db), Marsh (rb), Kennelly (ol) and Weeks (ol) were all named all-Colorado by the Denver Post and/or the Rocky Mountain News. Since I believe these teams are picked from all the combined classes of high school football in CO, these players are evidently in pretty elite company. The other players mentioned by star2city were either all-state in 5-A (the largest class) or honorable mention in the cases of Johnson and Kluever. Bierbach, Craft and Marsh in particular sound like outstanding prospects. If UND can sign any of these guys, they will have done very well in Colorado in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donalexander Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 articles on Andy Soll http://fondyfootball.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Here's a link to an article about UND signee Donovan Alexander: Alexander The article says he was offered a scholarship by Nebraska late in the recruiting process so he's evidently a very good prospect. This was the other interesting statement in the article: "Lennon came to Winnipeg and had dinner at the Alexander household. He also told his recruit that the blueprints for an indoor practice facility have been drawn up and a move up to Division I could happen within the next three years." It appears that between Alexander, Duane Wenzel, Jason Hoffschneider, Tom DeSautel and others, UND has done extremely well the past two seasons in recruiting defensive back prospects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Interesting as in "I can't believe they could say stuff like that with a straight-face." How about, "they said they get all the exposure from the pros that a Division I school gets?" If there's a line in Vegas on UND going DI in three years, I think that we know where the smart money would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Interesting as in "I can't believe they could say stuff like that with a straight-face." How about, "they said they get all the exposure from the pros that a Division I school gets?" I think what the kid was saying was that if a player has pro aspirations and has enough ability, a scout will find you whether you're dI, dII, dIII or NAIA. Scouts tend to visit pretty much all the NCC schools yearly. Plus, especially since the kid is Canadian, I'm assuming he's aware that former UND player Scott Schultz was the top pick in the CFL draft a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisonguy Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 I believe there was a typo in tony's post. Did you mean-"....they get exposed with pros"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BisonMav Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Tom DeSautel was a good receiver for Hastings. Started out as a QB, but didn't pass as well in games as he did in practice. Schumann took over and led them to the large school championship. With DeSautel and Majeskie Hastings went from 2-2 to State Champions. Should be fun if Majeskie lines up at Safety and defends DeSautel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Somehow Jim Kleinsasser and Lamar Gordon were found by the pros, and they were in North Dakota! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star2city Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 In reviewing other NCC recruits, St Cloud really pulled in a trifecta with this trio: Kyle Gearman WR 6'5" 200 Alexandria, MN Chris Schwantz WR 6'3" 181 Becker, MN Justin Geier WR 6'4" Anoka, MN At one time or another, UND was supposedly pursuing all three. Last year, SCSU had three redshirt freshman and four sophomore WR's on the roster, so Hedberg's offense may become even more high powered even after the loss of Ben Nelson. In addition, the St. Paul Pioneer Press has reported that Brady McCamy, LB, Mahtomedi, will sign with SCSU (late). The Sioux were also believed to have pursued McCamy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star2city Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 In Wednesday's Herald, the following was reported: UND is expected to sign 22. Since only 21 signed, there may have been a late decommitment, or, someone is signing late. Of the players the Sioux were supposedly recruiting, no confirmation has been found of any commitment by the following: Brian Dykema LB Strasburg, ND Jeremy Faue FB 6'0" 205 Wayzata, MN Josh Bean LB 6'1" 205 Calgary, AB Justin Marsh RB 5'9" 165. Arvada, CO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donalexander Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Josh Bean signed with Boise State. D.J. Craft signed with Northern Colorado. No word on the other two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 In reviewing other NCC recruits, St Cloud really pulled in a trifecta with this trio: Kyle Gearman WR 6'5" 200 Alexandria, MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdahl Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 Marsh was talking to UND, UNK, Colorado State, and UNC. As far as I can see he didn't sign with any of them, so I'm not sure what's happening with him. It would've been nice to expand the Colorado recruiting pipeline a little this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux2233 Posted February 25, 2003 Author Share Posted February 25, 2003 has anyone else joined since the signing day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 has anyone else joined since the signing day? I believe that 2 or 3 other North Dakotans have announced plans to walk-on at UND (their names escape me), but to the best of my knowledge no other recruits have signed letters of intent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux2233 Posted May 25, 2003 Author Share Posted May 25, 2003 does anyone know the names of any players planning to walk-on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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