Cimpl pushes recruiting total past 40 for 2013

Ross Cimpl from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University football coach Ross Cimpl pushed his recruiting total up into the 40s for the 2013 season recently when he announced the signing of four new recruits. Dylon Kula, Trevin Island, Kevin Holt Jr. and Nathan Minnick bring the Tigers’ total up to 41 signees for next fall. Kula comes [...]

DWU football to hold spring scrimmage, dunk contest

The DWU football team will host a dunk and three-point shooting contest at 7 p.m. Monday, April 29, in the Wellness Center on the DWU campus.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University football team is keeping busy this offseason, and head coach Ross Cimpl announced several events to wrap up the Tigers’ spring season and to help raise money for the football program. The Tigers – who are in their third week of spring practice – will hold their annual [...]

Tiger football announces four more recruits

Ross Cimpl from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University football coach Ross Cimpl announced the first 33 members of his 2013 recruiting class in early February, and Monday afternoon the second-year head coach announced four more athletes have signed to play with the Tigers starting in the fall. Defensive backs Cody Bonte and Khalil Glover, running back JJ [...]

Tiger football announces first 33 recruits for 2013

Several of the DWU football team’s newest 33 recruits attended a signing day party Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Sherman Center on the DWU campus.

MITCHELL, S.D. – After months of travel and recruiting, Dakota Wesleyan University football coach Ross Cimpl introduced the Tigers’ first 33 recruits for the 2013 season to the DWU campus and Mitchell community Wednesday morning at a signing day party at the Sherman Center on the Dakota Wesleyan campus. Cimpl, who completed his first season [...]

Barnaud to play pro football in Europe

DWU linebacker Mike Barnaud will play professional football with the Lubeck Seals in Germany starting in May.

MITCHELL, S.D. – Most college football players dream of taking their game to the next level after college and getting the opportunity to play the game they love for at least a few more years. For Michael Barnaud, that dream came true. Barnaud, a linebacker for the Dakota Wesleyan University football team for the past [...]

DWU football to host signing day party

Ross Cimpl

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University football team will introduce the newest members of its squad to the rest of the DWU campus and the general public at a signing day party on Wednesday, Feb. 6. The national signing day is also Feb. 6, and Tiger head coach Ross Cimpl will reveal his complete [...]

Carlson named NAIA All-American

DWU senior punter Derek Carlson has been named an AFCA NAIA All-American (photo by Brandi Nekrassoff)

MITCHELL, S.D. – It’s been a good seven-year stretch for the Dakota Wesleyan University football program when it comes to punters. Nick Tolsma came to DWU in 2006 and was the team’s punter from 2006-2008 and again in 2010. He earned All-American honors in 2008 before being sidelined with an injury before the 2009 season [...]

Three Tiger football players earn scholar-athlete status

MITCHELL, S.D. – Three members of the Dakota Wesleyan University football team earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors, it was announced Tuesday afternoon by the NAIA. Tyler Severson, Josh Thompson and Skyler Eriksen all earned academic accolades for their work in the classroom as well as on the gridiron this season. This is the second straight honor [...]

Carlson, Little to play in National Bowl Game

Nathan Little from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – Two senior members of the Dakota Wesleyan University football team have one more chance to play football before hanging up their pads for good. Sunday afternoon, Nathan Little and Derek Carlson will take the field one last time for the National Bowl Game in Allentown, Pa. They will play alongside All-American and [...]

Eriksen named academic All-American

Skyler Eriksen from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University offensive lineman Skyler Eriksen has been named to the Capital One Academic All-America College Division Second Team, it was announced Monday afternoon by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This is the first academic All-American honor for Eriksen, who just completed his junior season with the Tiger [...]