Section Championship- Special Teams Players of the Week (2014)

As the playoffs reach the Section Championship rounds, it's always fun to see what teams continue to stay strong, and what teams make surprise upsets. Last week all remaining Minnesota teams were playing for a berth at State Tournament. There were a lot of tight games and a few over time wins. One kicker in particular had a big game for his team Stuart Hamann of Lakeville North (Class 6A) spent a lot of time on the field. He hit 2 for 2 on PATs, but hit 4 field goals of 28, 24, 20 and 27 yards for a total of 14 points for his team.   On top of that, he had 2 interceptions and returned one of them for a 66 yard touchdown! 4 Field Goals also ties a state record for number of field goals made in a game.  Lakeville North is having a great season and is currently 9-1 entering the state tournament!  Good luck in your state playoff run.

Hamann attempting a Field Goal

Top Minnesota High School Specialists
Top Kicker 

• Stuart Hamann- Lakeville North- 2 for 2 PATs & 4 for 4 FGs of 28, 24, 20 and 27 yards- 2 INTs and 1 returned for a 66 yard TD- 14 points kicking but 20 points total.

Honorable Mention

• Sam Peters- DeLaSalle- 10 for 10 PATs- 10 points
• Grant Ryerse- East Ridge HS- 2 for 2 PATs and 2 Field Goals of 24 & 38 yards- 8 points
• Tyler Hanson- Prior Lake HS- 2 for 2 PATs and 2 Field Goals of 26 & 30 yards- 8 points
• Ryan Murray- Bloomington Jefferson HS- 5 for 7 PATs and 1 Field Goal for 29 yards- 8 points
• Jack Kneeland- Holy Angels- 4 for 4 and 1 Field Goal of 32 yards- 7 points
• Alex Trana- Rosemount HS- 7 for 7 PATs- 7 points
• Marcus Hahn- Hutchinson HS- 7 for 7 PATs- 7 points

Edelstein punts and kicks for Eagan

Top Punter

• Josh Edelstein- Eagan HS- 6 punts for 261 total yards and a 43.5 yard average

Honorable Mention  

• Brett Shepley- Burnsville HS- 5 punts for 204 total yards and a 40.8 yard average
• Tony Sieve- Adrian HS- 4 punts for 159 total yards and a 39.8 yard average
• AJ Laudet- Stillwater HS- 3 punts for 119 total yards and a 39.7 yard average
• Tommy McDonald- Northfield HS- 5 punts for 197 total yards and a 39.4 yard average

Alexi continues to have a strong season leading the MIAC in kicking.

Top Collegiate Specialist

• Alexi Johnson- St John's University- 3 for 3 PATs and 1 Field Goals of 28 yards- 8 points  A

Congratulations to everyone! 

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Week 8- Special Teams Players of the Week (2014)

As the regular football season comes to a close we see a number of familiar names leading their team in the special teams game. The top kicker this week goes to Anders Gelecinskyj of Bloomington Kennedy High School.  He converted 6 PATs and 1 Field Goal  of 37 yards for 9 points. Congratulations to everyone who earned specialists of the week honors!  Good luck to you all in the playoffs.

Anders Gelecinskyj 

Top Minnesota High School Specialists Top Kicker

• Anders Gelecinskyj- Bloomington Kennedy HS-  6 for 7 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 37 yards- 9 points

Honorable Mention 

• Mac Schmidt- St Thomas Academy- 2 for 2 PATs and 2 Field Goals of 27 & 23 yards- 8 yards
• Kalvin Danielson- Orono HS- 5 for 5 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 28 yards- 8 points
• Diego Meza-Palmer- Minneota HS- 8 for 9 PATs- 8 points
• Sam Peters- De La Salle- 8 for 9 PATs- 8 points

Notable Performances

• Donovan Blatz- Mounds View HS- 4 for 4 PATs- Broke 23 year old Career PAT Record
• Luc Langille- Minneapolis Southwest HS- Game Winning 27 yard Field Goal 

Top Punter 

•  Jared Johnson- Mahtomedi HS- 5 punts for 206 total yards and a 41.2 average

Honorable Mention

• AJ Laudet- Stillwater HS- 4 punts for 148 total yards and a 37.0 average.
• Brett Swenhaugen- Tracy-Milroy-Balaton HS- 4 punts for 147 total yards and a 36.8 average
• Jordan Fralich- Duluth Marshall HS- 4 punts for 145 total yards and a 36.2 average.

Coach Husby also has helped train a number of specialists at the collegiate level.  We'd like to recognize those top performances.

Top Collegiate Specialist 

• Alexi Johnson- St Johns University- 3 for 3 PATs & 2 for 2 on Field Goals of 37 & 29 yards- 9 points

Congratulations to everyone!

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Collegiate Football- The Freshman Experience- Alexi Johnson

Get To Know Our Freshman Collegiate Specialists

In this installment we interview Alexi Johnson, who is currently at St Johns University.  Alexi had a great year kicker as a freshman and was one of the conference leaders in kicking.

Kicking for St Johns University.

A short and sweet interview:
1. Name of your School: St Johns University

2. What high school did you attend? Shakopee High School

3. The very first collegiate football practice, I felt… a little out of place, nervous and wondering if I was really good enough to do this.

4. Athletic Status (True Freshman or Redshirt): True Freshman

5. If not Red Shirted, have you had a chance to play in a game yet? Yes, I am the starter.

6. Biggest memory/moment so far your freshman year? I got the opportunity to kick a game winner for my team on my first field of my career.

7. The 2 biggest differences between high school and college football:  It's a lot faster. You have to be the ball off a lot faster too.

8. What did you work on most prior to the start of your college year?  I worked a lot harder on kickoffs the most before I got to college.

9. Best advice you received to prepare you for collegiate football:  There are going to be bad days playing football. But you have to fight through it and keep working hard.

Kicking for Shakopee High School

10. Most memorable moment as a high school athlete. Kicking the game winner in my final homecoming game after we camp back from being down 14 points.

11. 2 Biggest Role Models:  My soccer coach Mark Teslow and my cousin Robbie

12. Three songs you need to listen to before each game: Tom Ford, Till I Collapse, Day 'n Nite

Celebrating after his game winning field in his first collegiate game.

Congrats on a great season.


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State Quarterfinals- Special Teams Players of the Week (2013)

Two kickers had phenomenal games kicking. Carter McCauley of Owatonna HS and Alexi Johnson of St Johns University both had record breaking games.  In the Minnesota State Quarterfinals, Carter McCauley tied a state record with 4 field goals in 1 game as well as converting all 3 of his PATs for 15 game points.   Alexi Johnson converted both of his 2 Field Goals to set a new freshman record for St Johns University with 11 FGs in a season.  Alexi is having a great freshman season.  Carter earns our Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the Minnesota State Quarterfinals.  Congrats and good luck in the State Semi Finals!

Carter McCauley

Top Minnesota High School Specialists Top Kicker 

• Carter McCauley- Owatonna- 3 for 3 PATs and 4 for 4 Field Goals (26, 47, 36 and 20 yards)- 15 points

Honorable Mention

• Alex Bornschlegl- St. Croix Lutheran- 5 for 5 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 27 yards.- 8 points
•  Alex Trana- Rosemount- 5 for 5 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 25 yards.- 8 points
• Jose Salinas- Roseville- 3 for 3 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 26 yards- 6 points
• Cody Goetz- Eden Prairie- 6 for 6 PATs- 6 points
• Marcus Hahn- Hutchinson- 6 for 7 PATs- 6 points

Charlie Stejskal

Top Punter

• Charlie Stejskal- Maple Lake- 5 punts for 203 yards and 40.6 yards per punt. He also went 4 for 4 on PATs.

Honorable Mention  

• Andrew Ajaluwa- DeLaSalle- 2 punts for 98 yards and a 49 yard average. He also converted 5 of this 6 PATs.
• Justin Freyholtz- Andover- 3 punts for 109 yards and a 36.3 yard average.

Coach Husby also has helped train a number of specialists that live outside of MN.  We'd like to recognize those student's top performances.
This week we had a number of outstanding performances that we had to recognize.

Josh Weiler

Top Out-Of-State Specialist of the Week

• Josh Weiler- Fargo South HS (ND)- 5 for 5 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 27 yards- 8 points

Alexi Johnson

Top Collegiate Specialist

• Alexi Johnson- St John's University- 2 for 2 PATs and 2 Field Goals of 35 and 19 yards.  Alexi set a new freshman record for SJU with 11 FGs in a season.- 8 points.

Congratulations to everyone!

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Section Championship- Special Teams Players of the Week

As the playoffs reach the Section Championship rounds, it's always fun to see what teams continue to stay strong, and what teams make surprise upsets. Last week all remaining Minnesota teams were playing for a berth at State Tournament. There were a lot of tight games and a few over time wins. One kicker in particular had a big game for his team. Louis Hartzog of Chaska (Class 5) spent a lot of time on the field. He hit  3 for 3 on PATs, but hit 2 field goals of 27 & 20 yards for a total of 9 points for his team.  Chaska is having a great season and is currently 10-0 entering the state tournament!  Good luck in your state playoff run.

Photo of Louis not available at publication.

Top Minnesota High School Specialists
Top Kicker 

• Louis Hartzog- Chaska- 3 for 3 PATs and 2 Field Goals for 27 & 20 yards- 9 points

Honorable Mention

• Aiden McConnell- Henry Sibley- 5 for 5 PATs & 1 Field Goal (27 yards)- 8 points
• Cody Lewis- Proctor- 4 for 5 PATs and 1 Field Goal- 7 points
• Alex Bornschlegl- St Croix Lutheran- 7 for 7 PATs- 7 points
• Charlie Stejskal- Maple Lake- 6 for 7 PATs and 1 punt for 40 yards- 6 points
• Sam Clark- Cretin Durham Hall- 2 Field Goals of 28 & 32 yards- 6 points
• Conor Failor- Holy Angels- 3 for 3 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 20 yards- 6 points
• Elliot Kane- Osseo- 2 for 2 PATs & 1 Field Goal of 34 yards, which was the Game Winner to advance to state.

Photo of Blake not available at time article was publish.

Top Punter

• Blake Addison- St Cloud Cathedral- 4 punts for 169 yards and 42.2 yard average

Honorable Mention  

• Jannik Frederiksen- Wayzata- 6 punts for 238 yards and 39.7 yard average.  5 of those punts were Inside the 20 yard line and furthermore, 3 of those were Inside the 10 yard line.
• Justin Freyholtz- Andover- 2 punts- 92 yards and a 46 yard average.
• Jacques Perra- Roseville- 3 punts for 199 yards and a 39.7 yard average.

Coach Husby also has helped train a number of specialists that live outside of MN.  We'd like to recognize those student's top performances.
This week we had a number of outstanding performances that we had to recognize. 

Drew Cornwell celebrating after a 45 yard FG make and breaking the All Time Iowa Scoring Kicking Record.

Top Out-Of-State Specialist of the Week

• Drew Cornwell- Iowa City High School (Iowa City, IA)- 3 for 3 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 45 yards.  The 45 yard Field Goal broke the Iowa Scoring Record for kickers.  Also had 2 touchbacks- 6 points
  

Honorable Mention  

• Colt Sirstins Andolsek- Herriman High School (Herriman, UT)- 5 for 5 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 28 yards- 8 points.

Alexi Johnson

Top Collegiate Specialist

• Alexi Johnson- St John's University- 2 for 2 PATs and 2 Field Goals of 18 & 24 yards- 8 points  Alexi is also ranked 2nd in the MIAC conference for kickers with 46 points.

Congratulations to everyone!

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Week 4- Special Teams Player of the Week

Last Friday night we saw a number of amazing kicking performance. Mayer Lutheran High School's Senior Kicker Chad Anenson had a very busy night.  Besides playing Defense, he is the team's kicker. Chad had 4 PATs, but had an amazing 3 for 3 Field Goal performance, with yardages of 38, 43 and 36 yards. His 3 Field Goal performance earned him a spot in the Minnesota State Record books.  Chad was the easy pick for our Week 4 Prep Special Teams Player of the Week.


Top Minnesota High School Specialists
Top Kicker

• Chad Anenson- Mayer Lutheran High School- 4 for 4 PATs & 3 Field Goals (38, 43, & 36 yards)- 13 points  

Chad Anenson

Honorable Mention

• Isaac Aanerud- Rogers High School- 7 for 7 PATs & 1 Field Goal (36 yards)- 10 points.
• Nick Belinski-  St Paul Highland High School- 9 for 9 PATs- 9 points.
• Andrew Opsal- Mankato West High School- 8 for 8 PATs- 8 points.
  

Top Punter 

• Connor Bolduc- Mahtomedi- 7 punts for 294 total yards and a 42 yard punt average. Including 3 punts Inside the 20.  He has an impressive set of punts- 40, 40, 38, 52, 37, 39, and 48; as well an impressive 55 yard punt that was call back by penalty.

Connor Bolduc

Honorable Mention

• Andy Swanson- Faribault High School- 4 punts for 180 total yards and a 45 yard punt average.
• Anthony Valladares- Park High School- 6 punts for 253 total yards and a 42.2 yard punt average.
  
• Zach Hovey- Eden Prairie High School- 3 punts for 121 total yards and a 40.3 yard punt average.

Coach Husby also has helped train a number of specialists that live outside of MN.  We'd like to recognize those student's top performances.
This week we had a number of outstanding performances that we had to recognize.
 
Top Out-Of-State Specialist of the Week

• Josh Weiler- Fargo South High School (ND)- 7 for 7 PATs & 1 Field Goal (40 yards)- 10 points

Josh Weiler

Honorable Mention

• Miguel Recinos- Mason City High School (IA)- 6 punts for a 44.2 yard average & 3 for 3 PATs.  3 touchbacks on 4 kickoffs and a 72 yard KO ave.
• Nolan Ross- Strongsville High School (OH)- 8 punts for a 40 yard average- Long of 61 yards.
• Colt Sirstins- Herriman High School (UT)- 3 for 3 PATs & 2 Field Goals (26 & 36 yards)- 9 points.  Colt has also not missed a PAT in over 2 years!
• Trevor Smith- Cambridge Christian (FL)- 7 for 7 PATs & 8 touchbacks (5 through the back of the endzone)- 7 points

Top Collegiate Specialist

•  Alexi Johnson- St Johns University- 2 for 2 PATs & 2 Field Goals (34 & 37 yards)- 8 points.  Alexi's field goals made the difference in a huge upset over rival St Thomas 20-18.
  

Alexi Johnson

Congratulations to everyone!

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Week 2- Special Teams Player of the Week

We had an exciting week for football in the first full week of the Minnesota High School Football Season.  There were a number of high scoring games as well as a number of great performances by specialists.  Our top Minnesota High School specialist had a busy game.  Alex Knutson of Lakeville North converted all 8 of his PATs as well as kicked a 24 yard FG.  Alex has become a very strong kicker over the last few years and has a bright future with a strong Lakeville North football program.

Top Minnesota High School Specialists

Top Kicker 

• Alex Knutson- Lakeville North- 8 for 8 PAT, 1 FG (24 yards) for 11 points

Alex Knutson

Honorable Mention

• Josh Edelstein- Eagan- 2-2 PAT & 2 Field Goals (35 & 33)- 8 Points
• Andrew Opsal- Mankato West- 8-8 PATs- 8 points
• Derek Johnson- Mahtomedi- 8-8 PATs- 8 points
• Sam Clark- Cretin Derham Hall- 8-8 PATs- 8 points

Top Punter

• Sam Oddo- Chanhassen- 4 punts for 195 total yards and a 48.8 yard average

Honorable Mention

• Jackson Erdmann- Rosemount- 4 punts for 181 total yards and a 45.2 yard average. 
• Aitor Flood- Cretin Derham Hall- 4 punts for 141 total yards and a 40.3 yard average
• Lance Lemke- St Francis- 6 punts for 241 yards and 40.2 yard average  

Top Snapper

• Alex Dequaine- St Francis- 7 great snaps (6 punt & 1 short snap) averaging .7 sec on his punt snaps. Alex is keeping busy as the team's starting right guard, starting on kick return and punt return along with playing some fullback, as well as Long Snapping

Coach Husby also has helped train a number of specialists that live outside of MN.  We'd like to recognize those student's top performances.

Top Out-Of-State Specialist of the Week

• Miguel Recinos- Mason City High School (IA)-  1 for 1 PATs, 2 kickoffs for touchbacks (distances of 70 & 65 yards) as well as an astonishing 6 punts for a 51.5 yard average!  4 punts of 43, 54, 59 and 70!  Check out his amazing game film!

Miguel Recinos

Honorable Mention

• Drew Cornwell- Iowa City High School (IA)- 6 for 6 PATs, 1 touchback on kickoffs- 6 points

Top Collegiate Specialist

• Alexi Johnson- University of St Johns- 2 for 2 PATs & 1 Game Winning Field Goals from 40 yards out with 6 seconds left to give the Johnnies a 17-14 win over University of Wisconsin River Falls.  He was also names MIAC Special Teams Player of the Week.

Alexi celebrating the game winner in his first game as a Starter!

Congratulations to everyone!

Chris Husby 
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Minnesotans Earn All American Honors

Congratulations to SIX of Special Teams Football Academy's students for earning a spot on the Top Tier All American Team! 

The Top Tier All American selections for the 2012 season were determined based on the candidate’s game performance during the 2012 football season.  Eligible candidates were determined by attending the Top Tier Tryouts and Camps during the summer of 2012, resulting in a “Top Tier Watch List” of the strongest performing special teams specialists.  The evaluation involved the National Camp Series charting format (and KIX Rating System) as well as a number of other skill specific tests to show an athlete’s well rounded abilities. 

The Top Tier All American List is an exclusive list of specialists that have proven themselves to be a well rounded athlete through the Top Tier All American Camp Evaluation Standards as well as In Season Performance.

Congratulations to the following Minnesotans:

Class of 2013- Honorable Mention

Player	School	State	Qualified
Alexi Johnson	Shakopee HS	MN	K
Austin Moon	Moorhead HS	MN	P
Danny Laudet	Stillwater HS	MN	K & P

Class of 2014- 1st Team All American

Player	School	State	Qualified
Reid Taubenheim	Farmington HS	MN	K & P

Class of 2015- 1st Team All American

Player	School	State	Qualified
Patrick LeCorre	Edina HS	MN	K

Class of 2015- Honorable Mention

Player	School	State	Qualified
Jon Coppens	Holy Family Catholic HS	MN	K

The Top Tier All American Program is run by Tom Feely, Owner of Feely Athletics, and Chris Husby, owner of Special Teams Football Academy.   More information can be found at www.TopTierAllAmerican.com

On behalf of Coach Husby and his staff, we are extremely proud of you all!





-Coach Chris Husby
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