2009 Football Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Cl.	Hgt.	Wgt.	Hometown/Previous School
1	Dustin Nowotny	WR	So.	6-3	190	Rapid City, S.D./St. Thomas More HS
2	Dante Warren	QB	So.	6-1	195	Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator HS
3	Quincy Christie	DB	Jr.	5-10	185	Pierre, S.D./Pierre Riggs HS
4	Brad McCurry	FS	So.	5-9	175	Watauga, Texas/Harvest Christian Academy
5	Jeremy Blount	WR	So.	5-10	150	Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Middleton HS
6	Sam Sawyer	K	Fr.	6-0	170	Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley HS
7	Chris Frierson	DB	Fr.	6-2	205	Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS
8	Shane Potter	DB	So.	6-3	215	Becker, Minn./Becker HS (Minnesota)
9	Jim Thompson	DB	So.	6-2	205	Hayward, Wis./Hayward HS (Minnesota)
10	Dache Fance	LB	Sr.	6-1	215	Long Beach, Calif./Fullerton College (Calif.)
11	Reid Meierkort	QB	So.	5-10	180	Vermillion, S.D./Vermillion HS
11	Dan Skelly	WR	Sr.	6-1	191	Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS
12	Alphonso Valdez	DB	Fr.	5-9	180	Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS
13	Jacob Breske	QB	Sr.	6-0	214	Webster, S.D./Webster HS
13	Austin Koch	DB	Fr.	6-1	180	Tyndall, S.D./Bon Homme HS
14	Cole Zwiefelhofer	P	Fr.	6-4	190	Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chippewa Falls HS
15	Mychal Bogan	DB	Sr.	5-10	165	Los Angeles, Calif./Antelope Valley HS
15	Tyler Wilhelm	QB	Fr.	6-4	204	Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge HS
16	Noah Shepard	QB	Sr.	6-2	215	Thornton, Colo./Legacy HS
17	Will Powell	WR	Fr.	6-1	205	Sioux Falls, S.D./O'Gorman HS
18	Kyle Cichos	QB	Fr.	6-3	205	Pierre, S.D./TF Riggs HS
19	Tyler Robinson	QB	Sr.	6-2	225	Elkhorn, Neb./Elkhorn HS
20	Chris Ganious	RB	So.	5-8	185	Houston, Texas/North Shore HS
21	Dion Price	DB	So.	6-0	180	Tampa, Fla./Alonso HS
22	Donovan Bowens	RB	Fr.	6-1	190	Arvada, Colo./Pomona HS
23	Justin Veazie	K	Sr.	6-0	175	Chino, Calif./Chaffey College (Calif.)
24	Ryan Routh	LB	Sr.	6-1	220	Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS
25	Tim Marlette	LB	RFr.	6-1	210	Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS
26	Julian Tucker	DB	So.	6-0	200	Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg HS
27	Matt Kerswill	DB	Fr.	6-1	185	Schofield, Wis./DC Everest HS
28	Michael Burrus	RB	Fr.	5-9	175	Papillion, Neb./Papillion-LaVista HS
29	Andrew Meier	LB	So.	6-3	215	Guthrie Center, Iowa/Guthrie Center HS
30	Charles McCree	DB	RFr.	5-11	170	Brooklyn Park, Minn./De La Salle HS
31	David Bowen	DB	So.	5-11	190	Thornton, Colo./Academy of Charter Schools
32	Marcus Sims	RB	RFr.	5-11	190	Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo HS
33	Earv Archambeau	RB	Fr.	5-11	190	Avon, S.D./Avon HS
34	Isaac Newton	RB	Sr.	5-10	208	New Orleans, La./Victor Valley CC
35	Aaron Mosley	LB	Jr.	6-2	205	Hesperia, Calif./Victor Valley College
36	Erik Helland	FB	So.	6-0	215	LeCenter, Minn./LeCenter HS
37	Cory Kuehl	LB	Jr.	6-2	205	Rock Rapids, Iowa/Central Lyon HS
38	Justin Harper	DB	Sr.	5-8	185	Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS
39	Kyle Wheeler	LB	So.	6-1	230	Omaha, Neb./Millard South HS
41	Kyle Shanker	LB	RFr.	6-2	215	Garretson, S.D./Gerretson HS
42	Shea Williams	LB	So.	6-1	215	Alexandria, S.D./Hanson HS
43	Darius Hogans	LB	RFr.	6-1	205	Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Memorial HS
44	Adam Broders	LB	So.	6-2	220	Bloomfield, Neb./Bloomfield HS
45	Kelan Richardson	LB	Fr.	6-2	202	Lake City, Iowa/Southern Cal HS
46	D'Angelo Butler	LB	RFr.	6-1	210	Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne HS
47	Wayne Curry	DL	Sr.	6-3	240	Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS
48	Aramis Calloway	LB	Fr.	6-1	205	Fort Myers, Fla./Dunbar HS
49	Jerrod Freidel	DB	Fr.	6-0	190	Vermillion, S.D./Vermillion HS
50	Eric Leon	LB	Jr.	6-2	230	Lancaster, Calif./Antelope Valley CC (Calif.)
51	Sidney Bazemore	DE	So.	6-4	235	Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS
52	Ben Wampler	OL	Sr.	6-3	295	Spencer, Iowa/Spencer HS
53	Aaron Pomerenke	LS	Fr.	6-2	250	Sioux Center, Iowa/Sioux Center HS
54	Tyler Starr	LB	Fr.	6-4	225	Little Rock, Iowa/George-Little Rock HS
55	Elliott Harper	LB	RFr.	6-1	230	Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS
56	Joe White	DL	Sr.	6-2	290	Crooks, S.D./Tri-Valley HS
57	Mike Garvey	LB	So.	6-2	220	South Sioux City, Neb./South Sioux City HS (Nebraska)
59	Bruce Manz	OL	Fr.	6-3	285	Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS
60	Luke Nordquist	OL	Sr.	6-5	280	Lake City, S.D./Britton-Hecla HS
62	Walter Reed	LS	RFr.	5-11	237	Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS
63	Rob Cunningham	OL	So.	6-4	275	Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Stevens HS
64	Brent Johnson	OL	So.	6-5	304	Jewell, Iowa/South Hamilton HS
66	Steve Nelson	OL	Fr.	6-5	300	Springfield, Neb./Platteview HS
67	Cody O'Neill	OL	Fr.	6-4	295	Harvard, Ill./Marian Central Catholic HS
68	Tom Schroeder	OL	Sr.	6-8	351	Miller, S.D./Miller HS
69	Tim Ross	OL	RFr.	6-3	265	Arvada, Colo./Arvada West HS
73	Jacob Arthur	OL	Sr.	6-6	304	Clark, S.D./Clark HS
75	Scott Slotten	OL	Jr.	6-6	320	Madison, Wis./LaFollette HS
76	Tom Compton	OL	So.	6-5	298	Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS
77	Marc Murtha	OL	Fr.	6-5	265	Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS
78	R.J. Polley	OL	So,.	6-6	280	Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea HS
79	Taylor Moore	DL	Fr.	6-4	240	Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette HS
80	Khiry McDonald	WR	Fr.	6-1	175	Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic HS
81	Tom Flanagan	WR	Fr.	5-9	190	Lakewood, Colo./Bear Creek HS
83	Ben Oberle	WR	Sr.	6-1	195	Vermillion, S.D./Vermillion HS
84	London Landry	TE	Jr.	6-4	235	Lancaster, Calif./Lancaster HS
85	Cam Arnold	WR	RFr.	6-2	189	Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS
86	Joel DeJongh	TE	RFr.	6-4	240	Rock Rapids, Iowa/Central Lyon HS
87	Quintin McMartin	FB	Fr.	6-2	230	Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS
88	Matt Porisch	TE	So.	6-8	255	Flandreau, S.D./Flandreau HS
89	Mitch Mohr	TE	Jr.	6-5	247	Genoa, Neb./Twins River HS
90	Mike Pharis	DL	Fr.	6-4	244	Sioux Falls, S.D./O'Gorman HS
91	David Giese	DL	RFr.	6-4	258	Chicago, Ill./St. Patrick's HS
92	Jordan Eaton	DL	RFr.	6-5	240	St. Paul Minn./St. Paul Highland Park HS
93	Evan Capper	DL	So.	6-1	277	Aplington, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg HS
94	Abraham Booker IV	DL	Sr.	6-3	273	Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS
96	Jesse Weisbrod	DE	So.	6-4	265	Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS
97	Ko Quaye	DL	Sr.	6-1	302	Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park HS
98	J.J. Nair	DL	RFr.	6-1	270	Spencer, Iowa/Spencer HS
99	Nick Franken	DL	Fr.	6-4	225	Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS

Head Coach:
Ed Meierkort (Dakota Wesleyan ,1982, South Dakota State, 1987)

Offensive Coordinator:
Wesley Beschorner (South Dakota, 2005, 2008
Recruiting Areas: Iowa, Tampa area)

Offensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator:
Tony (TS) Spencer (Carroll College, 1996
Recruiting Areas: Nevada, Arizona, West Palm Beach area)

Defensive Line Coach/Special Teams Coordinator:
Jake Sprague (Wisconsin, 2003
Recruiting Areas: Eastern Wisconsin, Chicago area)

Linebackers Coach:
Adam Breske (Northern Colorado, 2004, South Dakota, 2009
Recruiting Areas: Denver area, Kansas City area)

Wide Receivers:
Tim Triplett (South Dakota, 2005
Recruiting Areas: Minnesota, Western Wisconsin)

Graduate Assistant/Linebackers:
B.J. Campbell (Wayne State, 2009)

Graduate Assistant/TEs:
Collin Prosser (Wayne State, 2009)

Graduate Assistant/Defensive Backs:
Nick Benedetto (Sioux Falls, 2008)

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach:
Chris Kirckof (Minnesota-Duluth, 2006, South Daktoa, 2009)

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach:
Jevon Bowman (South Dakota, 2008, 2010)

Strength and Conditioning Intern:
Tyler Robinson (South Dakota, 2010)