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FORMER
ALL-STARS ON FCS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
North Dakota State University won the 2011 NCAA Football
Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly Division IAA) championship
on Saturday January 7 with a 17-6 defeat of previously undefeated
Sam Houston State. The championship game was played in Frisco, TX
before a crowd of 20,586.
The
NDSU football roster includes 36 players from Minnesota high
schools. Of those 36 Minnesota players, 21 played in the Minnesota
High School All-Star Football Game:
Year Total
2007 2
2008 2
2009 6 (1 MVP)
2010 4 (1 MVP)
2011 7
Total 21
Here are the 21 All-Star alumni players on the NDSU roster:
|
No. |
Name |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown (Prev School) |
Year |
Team |
All-Star Comments |
|
12 |
Cooper Wahlo, Jr. |
WR |
So. |
Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS) |
2009 |
Metro |
starter |
|
21 |
Frank Veldman |
SS |
Fr. |
Eagan, Minn. (Eastview HS) |
2011 |
South |
starter |
|
28 |
CJ Smith |
CB |
Fr. |
Savage, Minn. (Burnsville HS) |
2011 |
South |
|
|
29 |
A.J. Van Voorhis |
SS |
So. |
Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS) |
2009 |
Metro |
starter |
|
34 |
Grant Olson |
LB |
So. |
Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata HS) |
2010 |
Metro |
starter, captain |
|
36 |
Joey Sonnenfeld |
FS |
Fr. |
Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS) |
2011 |
North |
|
|
38 |
Carlton Littlejohn |
LB |
RFr. |
Minneapolis, Minn. (North Community HS) |
2010 |
Metro |
MVP |
|
39 |
Brennan Cable |
FB |
Fr. |
Marshall, Minn. (Marshall HS) |
2011 |
South |
|
|
59 |
Joe Haeg |
OT |
Fr. |
Lake Shore, Minn. (Brainerd HS) |
2011 |
North |
starter |
|
59 |
Alex LaVoy |
LB |
Fr. |
Naytahwaush, Minn. (Mahnomen HS) |
2011 |
North |
|
|
64 |
Josh Colville |
OL |
Fr. |
Deephaven, Minn. (Minnetonka HS) |
2011 |
South |
starter |
|
68 |
Ty Beckius |
OG |
Jr. |
Mahnomen, Minn. (Mahnomen HS) |
2008 |
Outstate |
|
|
71 |
Tyler Gimmestad |
OG |
So. |
Marshall, Minn. (Marshall HS) |
2009 |
Outstate |
starter |
|
73 |
Joe Lund |
C |
Jr. |
Bloomington, Minn. (Kennedy HS) |
2008 |
Metro |
starter |
|
77 |
Billy Turner |
OT |
So. |
Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View HS) |
2010 |
Metro |
starter |
|
78 |
Paul Cornick |
OT |
Sr. |
Orono, Minn. (Orono HS) |
2007 |
Metro |
|
|
82 |
Matt Veldman |
TE |
Sr. |
Becker, Minn. (Becker HS) |
2007 |
Outstate |
|
|
85 |
Kevin Vaadeland |
TE |
So. |
Park Rapids, Minn. (Park Rapids Area HS) |
2009 |
Outstate |
|
|
86 |
Taylor Nelson |
TE |
So. |
Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS) |
2009 |
Metro |
|
|
89 |
Zach Vraa |
WR |
RFr. |
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Rosemount HS) |
2010 |
Metro |
starter |
|
93 |
Cole Jirik |
DE |
So. |
Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS) |
2009 |
Outstate |
starter, captain, MVP |
In
the NCAA FCS championship game, 12 of the All-Star alumni played and
5 were in the offensive starting line-up:
NDSU
Offensive starters:
POS ## OFFENSE
TE 82 Veldman, Matt (1 catch, 29 yards)
LT 77 Turner, Billy
C 73 Lund, Joe
RG 71 Gimmestad, Tyler
RT 78 Cornick, Paul
Reserves who played:
12-Wahlo, Cooper
29-Van Voorhis, AJ (1 solo tackle)
34-Olson, Grant
38-Littlejohn, Carlton (1 solo tackle)
85-Vaadeland, Kevin
86-Nelson, Taylor
93-Jirik, Cole (4 solo, 2 assisted tackles, 1 tackle for 6 yard
loss)
Congratulations to of all of the Minnesota High School All-Star
Football Game alumni players who are now National Champions! |