2008 Football Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Cl.	Hgt.	Wgt.	Hometown/Previous School
2	Dante Warren	QB	Fr.	5-11	195	Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator HS
3	Quincy Christie	RB	RFr.	5-10	177	Pierre, S.D./Pierre Riggs HS
4	Brad McCurry	S	Fr.	5-9	175	Watauga, Texas/Harvest Christian Academy
6	Isaiah Dixon	DB	Jr.	5-11	184	Minneapolis, Minn./Edison HS
7	Byron Thomas	LB	Jr.	5-11	195	Palmdale, Calif./Little Rock HS
8	Julian Tucker	LB	Fr.	6-0	200	Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg HS
9	Byron Bullock	DB	Jr.	6-0	212	Inglewood, Calif./College of the Canyons
11	Dan Skelly	WR	So.	6-1	178	Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS
12	Dominic Artis	WR	So.	6-2	177	Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Orginally from Clayton, N.J.)/Park Center HS
13	Jacob Breske	QB	So.	6-0	214	Webster, S.D./Webster HS
14	D'andre Lewis	FS	Fr.	5-10	182	Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood HS
15	Mychal Bogan	DB	So.	5-10	165	Los Angeles, Calif./Antelope Valley HS
16	Noah Shepard	QB	So.	6-2	210	Thornton, Colo./Legacy HS
18	Josh Gaines	DB	RFr.	5-11	180	Lancaster, Calif./Lancaster HS
19	Tyler Robinson	QB	RFr.	6-2	208	Elkhorn, Neb./Elkhorn HS
20	Chris Ganious	RB	Fr.	5-7	175	Houston, Texas/North Shore HS
21	Andrew Meier	FS	Fr.	6-3	180	Guthrie Center, Iowa/Guthrie Center HS
22	Joel Gentile	DB	Jr.	5-10	191	Council Bluffs, Iowa/St. Alberts HS
24	Ryan Routh	DB	So.	6-0	213	Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS
26	Kameron Middlebrooks	CB	Fr.	5-10	185	Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt HS
27	Andrew Pier	DB	So.	5-10	187	Vermillion, S.D./Vermillion HS
28	T.J. Simmons	DB	Jr.	5-8	177	Houston, Texas/Stratford HS
29	Adam Broders	FS	Fr.	6-2	180	Bloomfield, Neb./Bloomfield HS
30	Matt Dolan	LB	Fr.	6-1	188	Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Central HS
31	Matt Lee	RB	So.	5-6	149	Oxnard, Calif.
33	Dion Foster	RB	Fr.	5-9	208	Robbins, Ill./Wisconsin
35	Jim Williams	LB	RFr.	6-0	201	Alexandria, S.D./Hanson Co. HS
36	Erik Helland	FB	Fr.	6-0	215	LeCenter, Minn./LeCenter HS
36	Shea Williams	LB	Fr.	6-1	205	Alexandria, S.D./Hanson HS
37	Corey Kuehl	DB	RFr.	6-1	192	Rock Rapids, Iowa/Central Lyon HS
38	Justin Harper	DB	So.	5-8	170	Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS
39	Kyle Wheeler	LB	Fr.	6-1	230	Omaha, Neb./Millard South HS
43	Blake Hojer	LB	Jr.	6-1	237	DeSmet, S.D./DeSmet HS
46	Tyler Spease	LB	Jr.	6-1	196	Rapid City, S.D./Central HS
47	Wayne Curry	DL	So.	6-3	220	Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS
48	Tim Stanek	P/LB	So.	6-1	205	Walthill, Neb./Minnesota-Moorhead
49	Andy Jennings	DL	Rfr.	6-2	234	Red Oak, Iowa/Red Oak HS
51	Sidney Bazemore	DE	Fr.	6-4	224	Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel
52	Ben Wampler	OL	So.	6-4	295	Spencer, Iowa/Spencer HS
53	Darren Reinhart	DL	So.	6-3	265	Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln HS
55	Nick Williams	LB	Jr.	6-0	220	Rancho Couchamonga, Calif./Citrus College
56	Joey White	DL	Fr.	6-2	274	Crooks, S.D./Tri-Valley HS
60	Luke Nordquist	OL	So.	6-5	276	Lake City, S.D./Britton-Hecla HS
62	John Kolbe	OL	So.	6-4	282	Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS
63	Rob Cunningham	OL	Fr.	6-5	260	Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Stevens HS
64	Brent Johnson	OL	Fr.	6-5	280	Jewell, Iowa/South Hamilton HS
65	Luke Groth	OL	Jr.	6-2	288	Lawton, Iowa/Lawton-Bronson HS
66	Josh Shorley	OL	So.	6-6	311	Watertown, S.D./Watertown HS
67	R.J. Polley	OL	Fr.	6-6	270	Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea HS
68	Tom Schroeder	OL	So.	6-8	351	Miller, S.D./Miller HS
70	Jim Moore	OL	Fr.	6-4	291	Oaklawn, Ill./Richards HS
73	Jacob Arthur	OL	So.	6-6	304	Clark, S.D./Clark HS
74	Dennis Reicks	OL	RFr.	6-5	295	Albion, Neb./Boone Central HS
75	Scott Slotten	OL	RFr.	6-6	320	Madison, Wis./LaFollette HS
76	Tom Compton	OL	Fr.	6-5	271	Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS
78	David Hedges	OL	So.	6'5	300	Colorado Springs, Colo.
80	Dustin Nowotny	WR	Fr.	6-3	190	Rapid City, S.D./St. Thomas More HS
83	Ben Oberle	WR	So.	6-1	180	Vermillion, S.D./Vermillion HS
84	London Landry	TE	So.	6-3	220	Lancaster, Calif./Lancaster HS
86	Brandon White	TE	Sr.	6-3	234	Chester, S.D./Chester HS
87	Allan Schmaltz	WR	Fr.	6-2	185	Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Central HS
88	Matt Porisch	TE	Fr.	6-7	255	Flandreau, S.D./Flandreau HS
89	Mitch Mohr	TE	RFr.	6-5	239	Genoa, Neb./Twins River HS
93	Evan Capper	DL	Fr.	6-1	242	Aplington, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg HS
94	Abraham Booker IV	DL	So.	6-3	253	Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS
95	Sam Markham	LB/DE	Fr.	6-3	225	Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig HS
96	Jesse Weisbrod	DE	Fr.	6-4	250	Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS
97	Kommonyan Quaye	DL	So.	6-1	302	Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park HS
98	Donnie Stewart	DL	RFr.	6-2	264	Vermillion, S.D./Vermillion HS

Head Coach, Football:
Ed Meierkort (Dakota Wesleyan, 1982)

Offensive Coordinator:
Gordon Shaw (Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo)

Defensive Coordinator/DB Coach:
Jarod Dodson (South Dakota '99, '00)

Special Teams Coordinator/LB Coach:
Todd Strop (University of Wisconsin)

Offensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator:
Tony (TS) Spencer (Carroll College '96)

Quarterback Coach:
Wesley Beschorner (USD '05)

Defensive Line Coach:
Jake Sprague (Wisconsin)

Graduate Asst.:
Nate Carruthers (USD '06)

Graduate Asst.:
Adam Breske (Northern Colorado '04)

Graduate Asst.:
Zack Hood (University of Kansas)