Special Teams Football Academy Blog: 2023

Monday, November 6, 2023

2023 Minnesota Bombers Top Specialists Class

Meet the 2023 Minnesota Bombers Class!

16 Minnesota Kickers, Punters and Snappers earned a spot on the 2023 Minnesota Bombers Top Specialists Group.

L to R (Front): Steffen, Sievers, Johnson, Gremmels, Wilson, De Avila

L to R (Back): Coach Becka, Hammick, Vrieze, Thielen, Zabilla, Femrite, Hoiland, Coach Husby

Missing From Photo: Fitzgerald, Jackson, McDaniel, Ryerse

This fall is our 12th Annual Minnesota Bombers Class. 16 Minnesota Kickers, Punters and Long Snappers earned a spot in the exclusive 2023 Class of Minnesota Bombers. Being a "Minnesota Bomber" means that these specialists have been recognized in having great kicking and snapping abilities and are some of Minnesota's Best ‘All Around’ Kickers, Punters and Snappers for their graduating classes. They have a bright future as a high school athlete as well as the tools and skill set to play at a high collegiate level.

Class of 2024 (Seniors)

Ben Hoiland (Mounds View)
Declan Wilson (St Thomas Academy)
Eldon De Avila (Edina)
Hayden McDaniel (Chanhassen)
Keagan Zabilla (Minnetonka)
Kenny Steffen (Burnsville)
Noah Femrite (Mankato West)
Satchel Johnson (New Prague)

Class of 2025 (Juniors)

Beau Thielen LS (Eagan) - Long Snapper
Daniel Jackson (Alexandria)
Henry Sievers (Maple Grove)
Logan Vrieze LS (Buffalo) - Long Snapper
Luke Ryerse (East Ridge)

Class of 2026 (Sophomores)

Simeon Hammick (Park Center) - Long Snapper
Will Gremmels (Edina)

Class of 2027 (Freshman)

Trace Fitzgerald (Champlin)

Special Teams Football Academy has developed as Minnesota's source in training and instruction of the best in high school recruits. When you are ready to stand out in Kicking, Punting or Snapping —the team at Special Teams Football Academy is here to help! With a specialized individual approach to each athlete, every specialist will improve with this high-level training.

Congratulations to everyone!

Coach Chris Husby

Professional Kicking Coach and Owner

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Class of 2023 College Commitments

We are very proud and excited to announce our Class of 2023 'College Bound' Special Teams Football Academy students.

As our 12th year of training athletes comes to a close, I am very blessed to have been able to train so many kickers, punters and long snappers over these last 12 years. This is our biggest class of Seniors that I and our staff have helped train.

We are proud to announce our 'college bound' student athletes from the Class of 2023. This list will continue to grow as we add more commitments.

Aidan Jahns (K/P)- Rochester Lourdes HS (MN)- Dakota State University (NAIA)
Anders Rodning (P)- Waconia HS (MN)- University of Wisconsin- La Crosse (D3)
Ben Jameson (K/P)- Maple Grove HS (MN)- Drake University (D1)
Blake Oschendorf (P)- Eastern Michigan U (D1) transfer to Louisiana Tech (D1)
Cade Berg (K/P)- Armstrong HS (MN)- St Johns University (D3)
Caleb Fogelquist (K/P)- Buffalo HS (MN)- Augsburg University (D3)
Caleb McGrath (P)- Eastview HS (MN)- University of Minnesota (D1)
Charles Thorsen (LS)- Edina HS (MN)- Louisiana Tech (D1)
Connor Fournier (K/P)- Maple Grove HS (MN)- Minnesota State University Mankato (D2)
David Dunlop (P)- Louisiana Tech (D1) to Portland State U (D1)
Dmitry McDougle (K/P)- \Gustavus Adolphus (D3) transfer to U of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (D3)
Dominic Sisneros (LS)- JUCO transfer to Iowa State University (D1)
Drew Henson (K/P)- Owatonna HS (MN)- University of Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Eli Nowacki (K/P)- Centennial HS (MN)- Bethel University (D3)
Eli Scheideman (K/P)- Becker HS (MN)- Bethel University (D3)
Elliot Huether (K/P)- Benilde-St Margaret's HS (MN)- University of St Thomas (D1)
Isaac Maneval (P)- Barnsville HS (MN)- North Dakota State College of Science (JUCO)
JP Yocum (K/P)- Hill Murray HS (MN)- 1 Year Sabbatical to University of St Thomas (D1)
Landon Docken (K/P)- Fargo South HS (ND)- University of North Dakota (D1)
Leighton Keilen (P)- Lakeville South HS (MN)- North Dakota State U (D1)
Logan Lehrer (K/P)- Prior Lake HS (MN)- Air Force Academy (D1)
Owen Lebans-England (K/P)- Minneapolis Washburn HS (MN)- Washington State U tryout hopeful (D1)
Peter Nelson (LS)- Champlin HS (MN)- Bethel University (D3)
Rodrigo Castaneda (K/P)- ND JUCO to Rochester Community & Technical College (JUCO)
Ryley Licata (LS)- Sabbatical to Rochester Community & Technical College (JUCO)
Sam Peters (P/TE)- Maple Grove HS (MN)- University of Minnesota (D1) as a TE
Sebastian Amorrortu (K/P)- Augustana University (D2) transfer to Minnesota State University Moorhead (D2)
More to be added soon...

Updates:

We've also had a number of kickers/punters/long snappers that have attended our camps across the USA that have earned a college football opportunity and we are happy to be a part of their skill development and collegiate recruiting process!

Brandon Perez (K/P)- .. HS (TX)- Navarro College (JUCO)
Joel McGrath (K/P)- .. HS (FL)- Southeastern University (D1)
More to be added soon...

We have a Top Notch Coaching Staff (in the Midwest) with experience that ranges from NFL training to elite Collegiate Careers, that are here to train you and that have developed a reputation as the 'Go To' training organization in the Midwest.

Trainees continuing a sports career in college in another sport:

Franklin Schwendimann (K/P)- Orono HS (MN)- Soccer at Gustavus Adolphus (D3)
Payton Kasper (K/P)- Mound Westonka HS (MN)- Track at Kansas University (D1)

Student

Ashton Kluseman (K/P)- Shakopee HS (MN)
Cayden Hintzman (K/P)- Maple Grove (MN)
Mason Sill (K)- Edina HS (MN)
Max Ritter (K)- Rosemount HS (MN)
Nate Stueve (K)- Wayzata HS (MN)
More to be added soon...

A Special Teams Football Academy student of ours, is one that we actively train and/or help with the college recruiting process. All of these athletes have been a part of the Special Teams Football Academy program between 3 months to 7 years. We value the loyalty we get from our athletes and parents and the opportunities and results we have been able to help produce for them.

We believe that no athlete is the same. We train each specialist individually to bring out their strengths and maximize their abilities.

Last year, we helped find XX% of our Class of 2022 specialists an opportunity to play college football (even if they ended up choosing another sport to play or not continuing on).

Thank you for your trust in training your athlete!