Landon Ruesink

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Landon Ruesink
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    169
  • Hometown:
    Dell Rapids, S.D.
  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Dell Rapids High School
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    53.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    2
  • ffum
    -
Bio

Awards & Honors

FOOTBALL-

Sophomore (2023): Started in all 11 games for the Tigers at Defensive Back ... recorded 56 tackles with a career high eight tackles against Dakota State (8/26/23) ... recorded three interceptions, one tackle for loss, and one fumble recovery ... returned seven punts for a total of 69 yards.

Freshman (2022): Appeared in all 11 games in the secondary for the Tiger defense...finished with 17 total tackles, 0.5 TFL and two pass break ups...recorded a season-high six tackles at Dakota State (8/25/22)...had five tackles and two pass break ups at Jamestown (9/3/22).

BASEBALL-

Freshman (2023): Appeared and started in 28 games for the Tigers in the outfield...a late spark for the Tigers at the plate earned Ruesink GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention honors...finished the season batting a team best .322 to go with a .403 on base and .475 slugging...racked up five extra base hits which included two homeruns, seven RBI, 16 runs, and three stolen bases...had a milestone first start recording his first base hit and home run in the same game during a 3 for 4 effort against Briar Cliff (4/8/23)...had a season-high two runs batted in at Dakota State (4/18/23)...went 2 for 4 with a season-high three runs scored at home vs. Presentation (4/25/23).

 

High School: Ruesink was a three sport athlete for the Quarriers of Dell Rapids High School, participating in football and baseball as a three year starter, and basketball as a two year starter... on the offensive side he recorded 2,000 yards, and 34 touchdowns, while on the defensive he bagged 124 tackles, three sacks, and one interception during his high school career... was named All-Conference three times, All-State twice, Elite 45 twice, 11A running back of the Year, and baseball state tournament MVP awards... was on the honor roll for four years. 

Parents: Jennifer and Fran Ruesink

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Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 38 34
Assists 15 15
Tackles 53.0 49.0
Tackles per game 4.8 4.9
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 2 2
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 Doane (NE) W, 47-21
Oct 19 Dordt L, 42-7
Oct 26 at Northwestern L, 34-7
Nov 2 at Waldorf W, 42-14
Nov 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 35-7
Nov 16 at Morningside L, 56-3
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 29 at Dakota State (SD) L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Mount Marty L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Concordia (NE) L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Midland L, 21-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Hastings W, 31-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Doane (NE) W, 47-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Dordt L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Northwestern L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Waldorf W, 42-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Morningside L, 56-3 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 29 at Dakota State (SD) L, 34-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Mount Marty L, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Concordia (NE) L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Midland L, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Hastings W, 31-10 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 12 Doane (NE) W, 47-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Dordt L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Northwestern L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Waldorf W, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Morningside L, 56-3 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 29 at Dakota State (SD) L, 34-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Mount Marty L, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Concordia (NE) L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Midland L, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Hastings W, 31-10 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 12 Doane (NE) W, 47-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Dordt L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Northwestern L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Waldorf W, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Morningside L, 56-3 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 29 at Dakota State (SD) L, 34-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 7 Mount Marty L, 24-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Concordia (NE) L, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Midland L, 21-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Hastings W, 31-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Doane (NE) W, 47-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Dordt L, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Northwestern L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Waldorf W, 42-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Morningside L, 56-3 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 29 at Dakota State (SD) L, 34-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Mount Marty L, 24-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Concordia (NE) L, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Midland L, 21-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Hastings W, 31-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Doane (NE) W, 47-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Dordt L, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Northwestern L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Waldorf W, 42-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Morningside L, 56-3 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 29 at Dakota State (SD) L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Mount Marty L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Concordia (NE) L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Midland L, 21-20 - - - - - 2 30 15.0 28 0
Oct 5 at Hastings W, 31-10 - - - - - 2 16 8.0 16 0
Oct 12 Doane (NE) W, 47-21 - - - - - 1 20 20.0 20 0
Oct 19 Dordt L, 42-7 - - - - - 3 29 9.7 20 0
Oct 26 at Northwestern L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Waldorf W, 42-14 - - - - - 2 28 14.0 15 0
Nov 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 35-7 - - - - - 2 17 8.5 9 0
Nov 16 at Morningside L, 56-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 29 at Dakota State (SD) L, 34-3 1 - - - - 0
Sep 7 Mount Marty L, 24-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 Concordia (NE) L, 42-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Midland L, 21-20 1 - - 30 - 30
Oct 5 at Hastings W, 31-10 1 - - 16 - 16
Oct 12 Doane (NE) W, 47-21 1 - - 20 - 20
Oct 19 Dordt L, 42-7 1 - - 29 - 29
Oct 26 at Northwestern L, 34-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Waldorf W, 42-14 1 - - 28 - 28
Nov 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 35-7 1 - - 17 - 17
Nov 16 at Morningside L, 56-3 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 29 at Dakota State (SD) L, 34-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 7 Mount Marty L, 24-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 Concordia (NE) L, 42-7 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Midland L, 21-20 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Hastings W, 31-10 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Doane (NE) W, 47-21 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Dordt L, 42-7 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at Northwestern L, 34-7 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Waldorf W, 42-14 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 35-7 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Morningside L, 56-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 29 at Dakota State (SD) L, 34-3 4 0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Mount Marty L, 24-17 5 0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Concordia (NE) L, 42-7 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 1 - -
Sep 28 at Midland L, 21-20 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Hastings W, 31-10 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 12 Doane (NE) W, 47-21 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 3 - -
Oct 19 Dordt L, 42-7 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Northwestern L, 34-7 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 1 - -
Nov 2 at Waldorf W, 42-14 5 2 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 4 - -
Nov 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 35-7 4 3 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Morningside L, 56-3 3 3 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 37 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 4 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - 1 1
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 4 - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 4 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 37 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 4 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - 7 91 13.0 0 31
2023-24 - - - - - 7 69 9.9 0 26
2024-25 - - - - - 12 140 11.7 0 28
2025-26 1 16 16.0 0 16 9 72 8.0 0 22
Total 1 16 16.0 0 16 35 372 10.6 0 31
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 4 - - 91 - 91 22.8
2023-24 11 - - 69 - 69 6.3
2024-25 11 - - 140 - 140 12.7
2025-26 11 - - 72 16 88 8.0
Total 37 - - 372 16 388 10.5
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
2023-24 6 0.5 - - - 0 1 - 0 - 0 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - 0 0 1 - 0 - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 4 11 6 17.0 4.3 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - 2 -
2023-24 11 40 16 56.0 5.1 - - 1.0 4 - 1 0 3 47 8 -
2024-25 11 38 15 53.0 4.8 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 0 11 -
2025-26 11 21 21 42.0 3.8 - - 1.0 1 - 1 0 1 5 14 -
Total 37 110 58 168.0 4.5 - - 2.5 6 - 2 0 6 52 35 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - 1 1
Conference 10 - - - - - - 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - 1 1
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - 1 1
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - 12 140 11.7 0 28
Conference - - - - - 12 140 11.7 0 28
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - 6 66 11.0 0 20
Away - - - - - 6 74 12.3 0 28
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - 7 81 11.6 0 20
Losses - - - - - 5 59 11.8 0 28
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - 2 30 15.0 0 28
October - - - - - 6 65 10.8 0 20
November - - - - - 4 45 11.3 0 15
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - - 140 - 140 12.7
Conference 10 - - 140 - 140 14.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - 66 - 66 13.2
Away 6 - - 74 - 74 12.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - - 81 - 81 20.3
Losses 7 - - 59 - 59 8.4
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - 30 - 30 10.0
October 4 - - 65 - 65 16.3
November 3 - - 45 - 45 15.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 38 15 53.0 4.8 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 0 11 -
Conference 10 34 15 49.0 4.9 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 0 11 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 17 6 23.0 4.6 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 4 -
Away 6 21 9 30.0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 7 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 16 7 23.0 5.8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 8 -
Losses 7 22 8 30.0 4.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 0 3 -
Month
August 1 4 0 4.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 10 2 12.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 1 -
October 4 12 5 17.0 4.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 5 -
November 3 12 8 20.0 6.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 5 -
Photos
Landon Ruesink action photo 1
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) vs. Dakota State (SD)

8/29/2024 7:05 PM CDT

Landon Ruesink action photo 2
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) vs. Dakota State (SD)

8/29/2024 7:05 PM CDT