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Hustedt Tabbed To VSN All-America Team
Two Mustangs Earn All-America Scholar-Athlete Honors
Robinson Named To AFCA All-America Team
Hahn Named Mustangs MVP
Loss Against Sioux Falls In NAIA Quarterfinals Ends Mustangs' Season
Mustangs Knock Off No. 3 St. Ambrose In Double Overtime Thriller
Six Mustangs Named To All-GPAC First-Team
Reigle Named To All-District Academic Team
Kuehl Receives GPAC Defensive Honor
Jaminet Is GPAC Offensive Player Of The Week
Morningside College posted a 9-3 record during the 2006 football season and made its third straight appearance in the NAIA National Playoffs. The Mustangs, who were ranked 13th nationally in the final NAIA regular season poll, reached the NAIA Quarterfinals after a 38-31 double overtime first round victory against third-ranked St. Ambrose University. Morningside finished third in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) standings with an 8-2 league mark.
2006 Morningside Scoreboard
Morningside 21, Midland Lutheran 16
Northwestern 33, Morningside 7
Morningside 56, Doane 14
Morningside 37, Nebraska Wesleyan 0
Morningside 13, Dakota Wesleyan 0
Sioux Falls 24, Morningside 0
Morningside 24, Concordia 0
Morningside 26, Hastings 13
Morningside 37, Briar Cliff 7
Morningside 21, Dana 14
NAIA National Playoffs
Morningside 38, St. Ambrose 31 2 O.T.
Sioux Falls 37, Morningside 7
Two Mustangs Tie Interception Record
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Chris Kuehl |
Ryan Oetken |
Chris Kuehl, a 6-3, 225 lb. junior linebacker from Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Ryan Oetken, a 6-0, 180 lb. sophomore defensive back from Akron, Iowa, each tied Morningside’s single-game record for pass interceptions during the 2006 season.
Kuehl tied the record first when he had three interceptions in the Mustangs’ 37-0 victory against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Sept. 30.
Oetken tied the record when he picked off three passes in Morningside’s 26-13 win against Hastings College on Oct. 28.
Oetken topped the Mustangs with eight interceptions this season to rank among the NAIA national leaders. He also topped the Mustangs’ defense with 12 pass breakups.
Jaminet Becomes All-Time Kickoff Return Leader
 Cody Jaminet, a 5-11, 185 lb. senior wide receiver from Sioux City, became Morningside’s all-time leader with 61 career kickoff returns and 1,132 career kickoff return yards to break the former Mustang standards of 51 career kickoff returns and 1,105 career kickoff return yards set by 2005 graduate Kyle Ortegren. Jaminet added to his existing Morningside punt return records to finish his career with 127 punt returns and 1,062 punt return yards.
Jaminet was the Mustangs’ leading pass receiver this season with 57 catches for 713 yards and four touchdowns and was the Mustangs’ leading pass receiver in 10 of their 12 games.
He finished his career with 170 receptions for 2,198 yards to rank third in Morningside history in both categories.
Mothershead Among All-Time Receiving Leaders
Damon Mothershead, a 5-10, 190 lb. senior wide receiver from Sioux City, caught 30 passes for 534 yards and three touchdowns in 2006 to raise his career totals to 140 receptions for 2.060 yards. His 2,060 career reception yards is the fourth highest total in Morningside history, while his 140 career receptions rank sixth in the Mustangs’ annals.
Reigle Seventh On All-Time Rushing List
Nick Reigle, a 6-0, 195 lb. junior running back from Madison, Neb., was the Mustangs’ leading rusher with 147 carries for 639 yards and seven touchdowns. Aside from leading the Mustangs in rushing, Reigle also topped the team in scoring with eight touchdowns and 48 points.
Reigle has rushed for 1,527 yards during his two-year Morningside career for seventh place on the college’s all-time rushing list.
Richard Passes For 1,971 Yards
Tim Richard, a 6-2, 190 lb. freshman quarterback from Underwood, Iowa, passed for 1,971 yards this fall for the sixth highest single-season passing yardage total in Morningside history. Richard completed 158 of 291 pass attempts for a completion rate of 54.3 percent. He threw 13 touchdown passes.
Hustedt Tops Mustang Tackle Chart Again
Chad Hustedt, a 6-2, 190 lb. junior defensive back from Galva, Iowa, topped the Mustangs’ tackle chart with 64 solos and 37 assists for 101 total tackles to lead the team in tackles for the second season in a row. He also led the Mustangs with three forced fumbles and ranked second on the team with five interceptions.
Hustedt, who led the Mustangs with 141 tackles in 2005, has amassed 305 tackles during his Morningside career with 169 solos and 136 assists.
 Chad Hustedt, a 6-2, 190 lb. junior defensive back from Galva, Iowa, has been named to the first team of The Victory Sports Network’s (VSN) 2006 NAIA All-America Football Team.
Hustedt was the Mustangs’ leading tackler this season with 64 solos and 37 assists for 110 total tackles. Hustedt also topped the Mustangs with three forced fumbles and ranked second on the team with five interceptions. He returned the interceptions for 144 yards to break the former Morningside record for interception return yards in a season of 127 yards by Jay Depner in 1980. Hustedt is also Morningside’s all-time leader with 227 career interception return yards.
Hustedt, who led the Mustangs with 141 tackles in 2005, has amassed 305 tackles during his Morningside career with 169 solos and 136 assists. He has 12 career interceptions.
Morningside posted a 9-3 record during the 2006 season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Playoffs.
This is the fifth season that the Victory Sports Network, formerly NAIAFOOTBALL.NET, has released an All-America team.
Click here for the complete 2006 VSN 2006 NAIA All-America Team.
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Nathan Harris |
Nick Reigle |
Nathan Harris and Nick Reigle were each named 2006 Daktronics-NAIA Football All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Harris, a 6-0, 185 lb. junior quarterback from Akron, Iowa, has a 3.64 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and is majoring in business administration.
Harris completed nine of 14 passes for 89 yards with one touchdown and one interception as the Mustangs’ backup quarterback this season.
Reigle, a 6-0, 195 lb. junior running back from Madison, Neb., has a 3.51 cumulative GPA with a major in engineering physics.
He was the Mustangs’ leading rusher with 147 carries for 639 yards and seven touchdowns for an average of 4.3 yards per carry. He also caught 11 passes for 89 yards and one touchdown for an average of 8.1 yards per catch.
Reigle is the seventh leading rusher in Morningside history with 1,527 career yards.
Daktronics-NAIA Football All-America Scholar-Athletes must be of at least junior status and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher.
Morningside posted a 9-3 record and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Playoffs during the 2006 season.
Click here for the complete list of 2006 Daktronics-NAIA Football All-America Scholar-Athletes.
 Shawn Robinson, a 6-4, 300 lb. senior offensive tackle from Davenport, Iowa, has been named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) inaugural NAIA Coaches’ All-America Team.
Robinson’s blocking skills helped the Mustangs average 23.9 points and 309.2 yards total offense per game during the 2006 season.
Robinson was tabbed to the 2006 All-Great Plains Athletic Conference first-team earlier this year. He also earned first-team All-GPAC honors in 2005 and honorable mention All-GPAC recognition in 2004.
Morningside’s offensive line has produced an All-American each of the last three seasons. Robinson joins former Mustang teammate B.J. Batterton, who was a first-team NAIA All-American in 2005 and an honorable mention NAIA All-American in 2004.
Morningside posted a 9-3 record during the 2006 season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Playoffs.
The AFCA has been selecting All-America teams since 1945, but this is the first time it has selected a NAIA All-America team. The AFCA also selects All-America teams for NCAA Divisions I-A, I-AA, II, and III. The five teams now chosen for each AFCA division evolved from a single 11-player squad in 1945.
Click here for the complete 2006 AFCA NAIA Coaches' All-America Team.
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Drew Hahn |
Drew Hahn, a 5-11, 220 lb. senior linebacker from Cherokee, Iowa, was named the Most Valuable Player of the Morningside College football team at the Mustangs’ 2006 awards banquet held Dec. 3.
Hahn was the Mustangs’ third leading tackler this season with 27 solo stops and a team-high 42 assists for 69 total tackles. He had six tackles behind the line of scrimmage for losses of 15 yards, one pass breakup, and one forced fumble.
Hahn’s exploits helped the Mustangs’ defense limit their opposition to averages of 15.8 points and 249.1 yards total offense per game. Morningside won three games by shutout this season for its most shutouts since 1952.
In addition, Cody Jaminet received the Mustangs’ Offensive Player MVP Award and Chad Hustedt received the Defensive Player MVP Award.
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Cody Jaminet |
Chad Hustedt |
Jaminet, a 5-11, 185 lb. senior wide receiver from Sioux City, led the Mustangs with an average of 103.9 all-purpose yards per game. He was the Mustangs’ leading pass receiver with 57 catches for 713 yards and four touchdowns as well as their top punt return specialist with 36 returns for 279 yards for an average of 7.8 yards per return. Jaminet led the Mustangs in pass receptions in 10 of their 12 games.
He finished his career with 170 pass receptions and 2,198 pass reception yards to rank third in Morningside history in both categories.
Hustedt, a 6-2, 190 lb. junior defensive back from Galva, Iowa, collected a team-high 64 solo tackles and 37 assists for 101 total tackles to lead the Mustangs in tackles for the second season in a row. Hustedt also led the Mustangs with three forced fumbles to go along with five interceptions, eight pass breakups, two quarterback sacks, and four tackles behind the line of scrimmage for losses of 20 yards. He averaged 28.8 yards per interception return and had 144 interception return yards to break the former Morningside single-season record of 124 yards by Jay Depner in 1980.
Damon Mothershead, a 5-10, 190 lb. senior wide receiver from Sioux City, received the Mustang Award based on individual character. Mothershead was the Mustangs’ second leading pass receiver with 30 receptions for 534 yards and three touchdowns. He led the Mustangs with an average of 17.8 yards per catch.
Mothershead finished his career with 140 catches for 2,060 yards to rank fourth in Morningside history in career reception yards and sixth in career receptions.
The Mustangs’ other award winners were:
Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Shawn Robinson, a 6-4, 300 lb. senior from Davenport, Iowa.
Outstanding Offensive Back – Nick Reigle, a 6-0, 195 lb. junior running back from Madison, Neb.
Outstanding Wide Receiver – Damon Mothershead.
Outstanding Defensive Lineman – James Mowrey, a 6-2, 225 lb. junior from Weeping Water, Neb.
Outstanding Linebacker – E.J. Infanger, a 6-1, 225 lb. senior from Salmon, Idaho.
Outstanding Defensive Back – Ryan Oetken, a 6-0, 180 lb. sophomore from Akron, Iowa.
Outstanding Special Teams Player – Justin Taylor, a 6-0, 220 lb. freshman linebacker from Underwood, Iowa.
Morningside posted a 9-3 record during the 2006 season, was ranked 13th nationally in the final NAIA regular season poll, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Playoffs while making its third consecutive appearance in the post-season.
 Morningside’s football season came to an end with a 37-7 loss against second-ranked University of Sioux Falls in the quarterfinals of the NAIA Football Playoffs on Saturday at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sioux Falls, which posted its 19th consecutive home win, will take a 12-0 record into next Saturday’s NAIA Semifinals. Morningside, which was ranked 13th nationally in the final NAIA regular season poll, bowed out at 9-3 while making its third consecutive appearance in the NAIA Playoffs.
The Cougars posted one of their most impressive victories of the season by scoring on six of their first seven offensive possessions and by converting on nine of their first 11 third down situations. Sioux Falls led 37-0 before Morningside denied the Cougars’ bid for their sixth shutout of the season on a one-yard touchdown run by quarterback Tim Richard with 9:50 left in the fourth quarter.
The Mustangs lost against Sioux Falls for the second time this season. Morningside was held to 140 yards total offense in a 24-0 loss at Sioux Falls on Oct. 14 during the regular season.
Morningside had 175 yards total offense in Saturday’s rematch. Eighty of the yards came during a 16-play drive during the third and fourth quarters that culminated with Richard’s one-yard TD run.
Sioux Falls had things under control by the intermission when it took a 23-0 lead into the locker rooms following an opening half where it ran over twice as many plays (44-21) as the Mustangs and racked up a 256-72 yard advantage in total offense.
The Cougars took a 7-0 lead on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Chad Cavender to Mike Dvoracek with 3:38 left in the first quarter. The touchdown came after Morningside punter Peter Olsen had pinned the Cougars at their own four-yard line, but Cavender directed the Cougars on a 12-play, 96-yard drive.
Sioux Falls got out of the hole immediately when Cavender completed a 38-yard pass to Dusty Hovorka on the first play. Cavender later converted on third down three times with a 14-yard screen pass to Trey Erickson, a nine-yard scramble after he was flushed out of the pocket, and an eight-yard pass completion to Hovorka.
The Cougars stretched their lead to 10-0 on a 35-yard field goal by Matt Lindgren with 11:32 left in the second quarter to cap an 11-play, 54-yard drive.
Sioux Falls made it 17-0 on a one-yard quarterback sneak by Cavender with 3:54 left in the first half to cap a 12-play, 65-yard march.
The Cougars added one more score before the half ended when Michael Warren blocked a Morningside punt to set up a five-yard TD pass from Cavender to Josiah Fenceroy with 49 seconds left in the half.
Cavender, named the Offensive Player of the Game, finished with 23 completions in 31 attempts for 205 yards and four touchdowns. His favorite target was Hovorka, a first-team NAIA All-American in 2005, who had nine catches for 101 yards. Dvoracek, the Cougars’ other returning first-team All-American, rushed for 87 yards in 20 attempts and caught three passes for 14 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Richard completed 11 of 19 pass attempts for 113 yards. Cody Jaminet led the Mustangs’ receivers with six catches for 61 yards, while Nick Reigle led the rushing attack with 49 yards in 17 carries.
Gabe Baughman topped the Mustangs with 12 tackles, including 11 solo stops, and a fumble recovery. Chad Hustedt added 10 tackles, including seven solos, for the 14th double figure tackle performance of his career.
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Chris Becker |
Morningside stormed back from a 17-3 halftime deficit to win a 38-31 double overtime thriller against undefeated St. Ambrose University in Saturday’s first round of the NAIA Football Playoffs at Davenport, Iowa.
It’s on to the quarterfinals for the Mustangs, 9-2, who knocked out St. Ambrose in the first round for the second year in a row. However, this year’s triumph was a far cry from the 58-7 route the Mustangs administered to the Fighting Bees last year at Elwood Olsen Stadium.
Morningside, ranked 13th in the final NAIA regular season poll, trailed third-ranked St. Ambrose 17-3 at the intermission as the hosts appeared headed towards their 11th victory in as many contests this season.
The Mustangs narrowed the gap to 17-10 on a one-yard touchdown run by quarterback Tim Richard with 8:19 left in the third quarter to cap a 12-play, 68-yard scoring march.
Morningside struck again two minutes later on a 47-yard option pass from Trevor Alfredson to Damon Mothershead to tie the score at 17-17 with 6:02 left in the third stanza.
Morningside made it three unanswered scores with 51 seconds left in the quarter when a nine-yard touchdown pass from Richard to tight end Chris Becker put the Mustangs in front 24-17 going into the last quarter.
St. Ambrose tied the score at 24-24 on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Jim DuPage to Kyle Korth with 7:21 left in the game and the scored stayed that way to force overtime.
St. Ambrose scored a touchdown on a five-yard pass from DuPage to Tyler Driscoll in the first overtime, but Morningside answered with a two-yard touchdown pass from Richard to Becker to force a second overtime at 31-31.
The Mustangs got the ball first in the second overtime and it took them just two plays to score when Nick Reigle ripped through the St. Ambrose defense for runs of 11 yards and 14 yards for a touchdown.
The game ended when Vernon Reed, who rushed for 152 yards, was stopped shy of a first down when the Bees faced a fourth and three from the Morningside five-yard line.
Becker gave the Mustangs the most productive game of his career with five pass receptions for 52 yards and two touchdowns. Richard completed 15 of 28 pass attempts for 137 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Reigle rushed for 68 yards in 20 attempts.
Chad Hustedt topped the Mustangs’ tackle chart with seven tackles, including six solo stops. Chris Kuehl had an interception, while E.J. Infanger and James Mowrey each had quarterback sacks.
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Six members from Morningside College’s NAIA National Playoffs bound football team have been named to the All-Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) first-team as selected by the league’s head coaches.
The Mustangs’ first-team selections are Cody Jaminet, Shawn Robinson, James Mowrey, Chad Hustedt, Drew Hahn, and E.J. Infanger. Morningside, which posted an 8-2 record during the regular season to finish in third place in the GPAC standings, will face St. Ambrose University in the first round of the NAIA National Playoffs this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Davenport, Iowa.
A stingy defense that has posted three shutouts and limited the opposition to a scoring average of 12.1 points per game has been a major factor in the Mustangs’ success this season, so it was fitting that four of the Mustangs’ first-team All-GPAC selections came from the defensive unit.
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E.J. Infanger |
Chad Hustedt |
Infanger, a 6-1, 225 lb. senior linebacker from Salmon, Idaho, made the All-GPAC first-team for the third year in a row. He leads the Mustangs with 13 tackles behind the line of scrimmage for losses of 46 yards and ranks second on the team with five quarterback sacks. He is the Mustangs’ second leading tackler with 37 solos and a team-high 38 assists for 75 total tackles.
Hustedt, a 6-2, 190 lb. junior free safety from Galva, Iowa, is also a repeat selection from last year’s All-GPAC first team. Hustedt is the Mustangs’ leading tackler for the second year in a row with 51 solos and 33 assists for 84 total tackles. He also leads the Mustangs with three forced fumbles and ranks among the team leaders with seven pass breakups, five interceptions, and two quarterback sacks. Hustedt is averaging 28.8 yards per interception return.
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James Mowrey |
Drew Hahn |
Mowrey, a 6-2, 225 lb. junior defensive lineman from Weeping Water, Neb., leads the Mustangs with 5.5 quarterback sacks and is second on the team with nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage for losses of 48 yards. He leads the Mustangs’ defensive lineman with 13 solos and 15 assists for 28 total tackles.
Hahn, a 5-11, 220 lb. senior linebacker from Cherokee, Iowa, is the Mustangs’ third leading tackler with 20 solos and 37 assists for 57 total tackles, including six stops behind the line of scrimmage for losses of 15 yards.
Jaminet, a 5-11, 185 lb. senior wide receiver from Sioux City, is the Mustangs’ leading pass receiver with 48 catches for 618 yards and four touchdowns. He led the Mustangs in receptions in nine of their 10 regular season games. Jaminet has caught 161 passes for 2,103 yards during his career to rank third in Morningside history in both career receptions and career reception yards. He earned first-team All-GPAC honors last year as a kick return specialist.
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Cody Jaminet |
Shawn Robinson |
Robinson, a 6-4, 300 lb. senior offensive lineman from Bettendorf, Iowa, made the All-GPAC first-team for the second year in a row. His blocking skills helped the Mustangs average 141.8 yards rushing and 322.9 yards total offense per game during the regular season.
In addition to their six first-team selections, the Mustangs also placed Nick Reigle and Matt Butler on the All-GPAC second-team.
Reigle, a 6-0, 195 lb. junior running back from Madison, Neb., is the Mustangs’ leading rusher with 522 yards and six touchdowns in 110 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry. He is the ninth leading rusher in Morningside history with 1,410 career yards. Reigle earned honorable mention All-GPAC honors in 2005.
Butler, a 6-1, 265 lb. senior offensive lineman from Rapid City, S.D., also moved up to the second team from last year’s All-GPAC honorable mention list.
Morningside had eight players named to the All-GPAC honorable mention list. They are: Damon Mothershead, a 5-10, 190 lb. senior wide receiver from Sioux City; Rob Mosby, a 6-3, 300 lb. junior offensive lineman from Omaha, Neb.; Tyler DeMaris, a 5-9, 260 lb. junior defensive lineman from St. Ansgar, Iowa; Ryan Oetken, a 6-0, 180 lb. sophomore defensive back from Akron, Iowa; Chris Kuehl, a 6-3, 225 lb. junior linebacker from Rock Rapids, Iowa; Peter Olsen, a 6-1, 170 lb. freshman punter from Newell, Iowa; Justin Hargens, a 6-6, 235 lb. senior tight end from Denison, Iowa; and Nolan Abel, a 6-0, 215 lb. junior fullback from Royal, Iowa.
Click here for the complete 2006 All-GPAC Football Team.
 Nick Reigle, a junior running back from Madison, Neb., made the second team of the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII Football Team as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Reigle has a 3.51 cumulative GPA with a major in engineering physics.
Reigle is the Mustangs’ leading rusher with 520 yards in 109 attempts for an average of 4.8 yards per carry. Reigle has rushed for six touchdowns and has caught seven passes for 67 yards and one touchdown.
Reigle is the ninth leading rusher in Morningside history with 1,408 career yards.
Student-athletes must be of at least sophomore status and have cumulative GPAs of 3.20 or higher to be eligible for the EPSN The Magazine All-Academic teams.
 Chris Kuehl, a 6-3, 225 lb. junior linebacker from Rock Rapids, Iowa, is this week’s Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Football Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Mustangs’ 37-0 victory against Nebraska Wesleyan University last Saturday at Lincoln, Neb.
Kuehl intercepted three passes in the contest to tie a Morningside single-game record. His first two interceptions both came inside the Mustangs’ five-yard line. Kuehl returned the third interception 50 yards for a touchdown. He also had four solo tackles in the contest.
He is the Mustangs’ season’s leader with four interceptions and three quarterback hurries.
Kuehl’s exploits helped the Mustangs limit Nebraska Wesleyan to 204 yards total offense and sack quarterback Zac Rabe eight times.
Morningside, ranked 14th nationally in last week’s NAIA poll, will host Dakota Wesleyan University to a 2 p.m. kickoff this Saturday for Homecoming 2006.
 Cody Jaminet, a 5-11, 185 lb. senior wide receiver from Sioux City, has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Mustangs’ 56-14 victory against Doane College last Saturday.
Jaminet caught four passes for a career-high 155 yards, including touchdown catches of 79 and 18 yards, for the sixth 100-yard game of his Morningside career. He also returned five punts for 65 yards and had a 17-yard kickoff return to finish with 237 all-purpose yards.
He is the fifth leading receiver in Morningside history with 1,769 career reception yards and ranks sixth in the Mustangs’ record book with 127 career receptions. Jaminet is also Morningside’s all-time leader with 892 career punt return yards.
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