SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Head coach Jerry Olszewski announced today the signing of 36 student-athletes for the 2013 football season.

 

Wednesday is the first day of the signing period for all NCAA football programs.

 

The 2013 class includes student-athletes from Minnesota (14), South Dakota (6), Nebraska (5), Colorado (3), Iowa (3), Florida (1), Illinois (1), Kansas (1), Oklahoma (1) and Wisconsin (1). The class also includes eight defensive lineman, seven linebackers, seven wide receivers, five defensive backs, two quarterbacks, two tight ends, two offensive lineman, one running back, one fullback, one kicker/punter.

 

“I am proud to welcome the 2013 class of Augustana Football,” Olszewski said. “This group of young men are deep with talent, character, academic excellence and leadership. I feel that our staff addressed the needs of our football program and in doing so added team speed and athleticism to our current roster.  I truly believe this is a foundation class of great things to come for Augustana Football. We have our work cut out to enter the upper echelon of teams in Division II. These student-athletes are competitors that will work tirelessly to do just that and represent the Augustana community incredibly well. It is a great day to be a Viking.”

 

The 2013 signing class is the first under Olszewski, who enters his first season as Augustana’s head coach in 2013.

 

Augustana finished at 5-6 in 2012, which was good for a ninth-place finish in the 16-team conference. The Vikings were 3-4 in the NSIC South Division, tying for fourth-place in the eight-team division.

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/High School
Alex Baldwin	WR	6-2	185	Windsor, Colo./ Windsor
Brady Boike**	WR	6-5	195	Maynard, Minn./ MACCRAY (St. Olaf College)
Lance Briard	DL	6-3	245	Springfield, Minn./ Springfield
Chad Curry**	DB	6-4	205	Overland Park, Kan./ Blue Valley (St. Olaf College)
Jacob Dancler	LB	6-0	215	Tea, S.D./ Tea Area
Jackie Davis	RB	5-7	170	Omaha, Neb./ Omaha Central
Matthew Degner	OL	6-4	290	Muskego, Wis./ Waukesha Catholic
Trevor DeSchepper	WR	6-3	182	Sioux Falls, S.D./ Harrisburg
Mitch Gade	DL	6-4	245	Rochester, Minn./ Century
Turner Gaines	DB	5-11	175	Omaha, Neb./ Burke
Tom Green	OL	6-5	260	Victoria, Minn./ Holy Family Catholic
Bryson Hamilton	DL	6-4	225	Clear Lake, Iowa/ Clear Lake
Collin Holt	LB	6-3	205	Plainfield, Ill./ North Plainfield
Anthony Huber	FB	6-0	228	Ethan, S.D./ Ethan
Mitch Johnson	LB	5-10	195	Lakeville,  Minn./ Lakeville North
Zac Johnson	DB	6-3	215	Denison, Iowa/ Denison
Nick Lucido	DL	6-1	235	Jenks, Okla./ Jenks. H.S.
Christiaan Malinowski	LB	6-4	200	Lino Lakes, Minn./ Centennial
Chase Marso	QB	6-3	190	Brandon, S.D./ Brandon
Nathan Merriman	QB	6-2	200	Niwot, Colo./ Niwot H.S.
Jordan Meyer	TE	6-4	230	Elk River, Minn./ Elk River
Zac Oslica	DL	6-2	260	Bellevue, Neb./ Bellevue West
Mitchell Petersen	WR	5-10	175	Hutchinson, Minn. Hutchinson
Corey Puterbaugh	LB	6-2	225	Minneapolis, Minn./ Washburn
Zach Richter	DL/LB	6-2	220	Lakeville, Minn./ Lakeville South
Joe Robel	DB	6-0	185	Blaine, Minn./ Blaine
Joe Schiller	DL	6-3	250	Coon Rapids, Minn./ Totino-Grace
Quinn Schmalz	DL	6-2	295	Woodbury, Minn./ Woodbury
Connor Skelton	WR	6-1	170	Littleton, Colo./ D'Evelyn H.S.
Colton Steer	LB	6-2	220	Denton, Neb./ Crete
Lucas Wainman**	K / P	6-0	215	Oviedo, Fla./ Paul J. Hagerty (St. Olaf College)
Thomas Wapelhorst	DB	6-5	190	Scribner, Neb./ West Point
Brett Watercott	WR	5-11	190	Becker, Minn./ Becker
John Waters	LB	6-1	225	Clear Lake, Iowa/ Newman Catholic
Lucas Wilber	WR	6-3	165	Sioux Falls, S.D./ Roosevelt
Nate Winter	TE	6-2	200	Brandon, S.D./ Brandon Valley
				**currently enrolled at Augustana for spring semester