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Dakota State Trojan Football:  Dakota State announces 2010 Recruiting Class

February 3, 2010

Dakota State University head football coach Josh Anderson is proud to announce the 2010 Trojan recruiting class. The class consists of 23 outstanding athletes from South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Arizona.

This year’s recruiting class is Anderson’s second, but also represents the first year his entire staff was involved during the entire process. “We made a huge commitment to locate and recruit the best athletes in the local high schools, which includes most of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. We will also continue to use our connections in Arizona as long as we continue to have a high level of interest. The amount of local student-athletes that have signed is a direct attribute to the efforts of high school coaches, as well as our DSU coaches taking the time and effort to develop those connections.

Our current athletes, community and alumni have expressed a great amount of excitement about the caliber of athletes that have committed from the area schools. We are very optimistic about the talent we have signed and will continue to sign in the near future. With the high-character upper classmen that have stayed committed, as well as last season’s talented freshman class, we feel this recruiting class will step in and add immediate depth and competition, which will continue to push our program in the right direction,” said Anderson.

DSU returns 53 for the spring semester and will look to continue adding recruits until they fill their roster needs. Coach Anderson would like to see the final numbers for the 2010 fall camp around 85-100 athletes. “It’s important that we take these first two years to fill our roster with top quality athletes so that we can start establishing a red-shirt program. I want to be at a point where only a handful of true freshmen are expected to be a part of the 2-deep depth chart, and I believe we are only one year away from that happening,” according to Anderson.

South Dakota Recruits:

Tyler Cavigielli is a 6’1”, 185 lbs. defensive back from Howard, S.D. He played on the 2009 State 9AA Championship team.

Doug Cordell is a 5’9”, 230lbs. guard from Sioux Falls, SD. He was named to All-State and All-City teams and was a part of the 2009 Sioux Falls Washington 11AA State Championship team.

Dillon Dwyer is a 6'1”, 200 lbs. linebacker from Milbank, S.D. He was named to the All-State team as a linebacker and was a part of the 2009 State Championship team. He also received special mention from the Argus Leader “Elite 45”.

Jared Eggers is a 6’2”, 250 lbs. offensive lineman from Corsica, SD. He served as a team captain his junior and senior years and was voted most valuable lineman.

Marty Fiedler is a 6’3”, 245 lbs. tight end from Brookings, S.D. His received an Honorable Mention bid to the 2009 ESD Football All-Conference team.

Tyler Hanson is a 6'2”, 200 lbs. defensive end from Sioux Valley High School in Volga, S.D.

Derek Jutting is a 6’2”, 205 lbs. linebacker from Watertown, S.D. This past season Derek served as a team captain for the Arrows. His high school awards include ESD All Conference, All-State Honorable Mention, and Special Mention for Argus Leader “Elite 45”.

Michael Kapperman is a 6'5”, 220 lbs. offensive lineman from West Central High School in Hartford, S.D. He earned Honorable Mention All-Conference as an offensive tackle for the Trojans. He is also a member of the National Honor Society.

Blake Kirschenman is a 5'8”, 160 lbs. corner back from Sioux Falls, S.D. He is a transfer student from Black Hills State University and played his high school ball at Lennox under the leadership of Kent Anderson.

Josh Licht is a 6'2”, 205 lbs. tight end from Estelline, S.D. His accomplishments include be named to the Argus Leader Elite 45 as well as the 9A All-State team.

Curtis Price is a 6’4”, 210 lbs. tight end and defensive end from Arlington, S.D. He served as team captain this past season for the Cardinals.

Tyler Ramstad is a 6'1”, 215 lbs. offensive and defensive lineman from Arlington, S.D. His accomplishments include being a part of the 9A All-State team as well as All-Conference. He also served as a captain on his team.

Jordan Rusk is a 6’0”, 235 lbs. defensive lineman from Flandreau, S.D. His honors include being named All-Conference and Honorable Mention to both the All-State and Argus Leader “Elite 45” teams.

Connor Skaare comes from Hitchcock-Tulare High School. He is 6'0”, 200 lbs., and played running back and defensive end for the Patriots. His honors include being select All-Conference four times, All-State two times, as well as the Elite-45 team. He was also a member of the 2009 State 9B Championship team.

Chance Snyder is a 6’1”, 175 lbs. wide receiver from Milbank, S.D. He made All-Conference and got an Honorable mention bid to the 11A All-State team. He was also a member of the 11A State Championship team.

Cody Stahl is a 5’9”, 150 lbs. defensive back from Hitchcock, S.D. He was a member of the Patriots 2009 State 9B Championship team.

McKenzie Warne is a 5’11”, 245 lbs. offensive lineman from Sioux Falls, S.D. He was Honorable Mention All-Conference this past season and played on the Sioux Falls Lincoln 11AA championship team in 2008.

Arizona Recruits:

Carl Curtis is from Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Ariz. He is a transfer from Chandler Gilbert Community College. In high school, Curtis was named to 1st team All-State, 1st team All-Region and 1st team All-East Valley.

Logan Garner is a 5’9”, 225 lbs. defensive lineman from Payson, Ariz. He was named to the 3A All-State team and was a part of the 2008 Arizona State 3A championship team.

Dennis Lechner is a 6’0”, 160 lbs. kicker from Queen Creek, Ariz. Dennis was named first team All-Region kicker and was Honorable Mention All-State.

Conner Todd is a 6’0”, 190 lbs. wide receiver from Glendale, Ariz. His awards include being Honorable Mention All-Region 5A and being on the Honor Roll.

Iowa Recruit:

Zac Woods is a 6’2”, 265 lbs. offensive lineman from Washington High School in Cherokee, Iowa. He was named to the 1st team All-District offensive team.

Minnesota Recruit:

Ronnie Jorgenson comes from Tracy Area High School and played defensive tackle under head coaches Randy McIntire and Derek Flann. He is a 6'2”, 260 lbs. defensive tackle and served as team captain this past season.

Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director