THIS WEEK
The 2025 season for the University of Mary football team wraps up on Saturday, November 15, when the Marauders visit Bemidji State University. The meeting between the Marauders and the Beavers is set for 1 pm at Chet Anderson Stadium in Bemidji, MN.
 
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• Watch live as Voice of the Marauders Dan Doherty and Hall of Fame coach and former UMary athletic director Roger Thomas bring you the action.

 
THE RECORDS
The Marauders are 4-6 overall, 3-6 in Northern Sun play and 2-3 in the NSIC North Division… The Beavers are 3-7 overall, 3-6 in the NSIC and 2-3 in the NSIC North.
 
LAST TIME OUT
In the home finale for 2025, UMary dropped a 36-29 decision to Winona State University… Bemidji State lost 42-28 at Minnesota Duluth.
 
MARAUDERS-BEAVERS HISTORY LESSON

• This is the 19th meeting between UMary and BSU
• The Beavers own a 14-4 series lead
• UMary won the 1st meeting 27-21 in 2006 to ruin BSU's homecoming. Shawn Melland returned a fumble 85 yards in the game.
• The Marauders lone win over an NCAA ranked team was over #20 BSU 49-21 in 2011. Tyler Steffan caught 8 passes for 202 yards and 3 TDs as Craig Bagnell passed for 315 yards and 2 TDs on an 18-for-26 effort.
• BSU has won the last 10 meetings
• In 2021Danny Kittner set Marauders receiving records with 19 catches for 284 yards and four TDs in a 62-40 Beavers win. Logan Nelson passed for six TDs and 465 yards.
• The Marauders are 2-8 at home and 2-6 on the road against the Beavers
• The Marauders last defeated the Beavers 26-17 on Oct. 12, 2013, as Craig Bagnell passed for 311 and both threw and ran for touchdowns to lead visiting UMary. Nick Jolliffe caught seven passes for 137 and a TD while Grant Singer and Troy Guptill combined for 3.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss.
• LAST MEETING (Sept. 28, 2024) UMary forced four turnovers but #21 BSU picked up a 41-7 home win. Luke Bodine scored the Marauders touchdown on a 10 yard pass from Sofian Massoud.

 
GAME 10 REWIND | Winona State 36 UMary 29
The University of Mary scored the first 19 points of the Marauders Senior Day game and Karsyn Jablonski scored the program's longest receiving touchdown of the NCAA era before Winona State University roared back in the fourth quarter to edge UMary 36-29.

• Scoring started early for UMary as Damani Wilks caught an 8 yard TD pass from Jordan Polo Solomon, capping a 7-play 72 yard drive on the Marauders first possession.
• A tackle for loss by Vegas George on a Winona State 4th-and-1 attempt gave UMary the ball at the Marauders 35. Striking quickly, a 23 yard catch by Jablonski and a 22 yard reception by Lucas Gonzales set up a 20 yards touchdown catch for Luke Bodine and a 13-0 UMary lead.
• Two possessions later Polo Solomon passes of 27 yards to Wilks and 33 yards to Jablonski set up a 4 yard TD pass to Jablonski for a 19-0 lead.
• WSU scored with 1:47 to play before halftime on a Jahmani Muhammed 33 yard run. Muhammed opened the second half with a 1 yard touchdown run for the Warriors to close the gap to 19-14.
• Jack Henninger nailed a 31 yard field goal with 3:48 to play in the third to give UMary a 22-14 edge.
• Taking over at their own 3 yard line, Polo Solomon hit Jablonski at the 10 yard line. Jablonski then outraced the WSU defense for a 97 yard TD reception – the longest in school history – and a 29-14 lead.
• The Warriors responded with a 32 yard touchdown pass from Jackson Flottmeyer to James Durst at 13:32 of the fourth quarter. Taking advantage of a pair of pass interference calls, including one on a 4th-and-10 play, the Warriors tied the game 29-29 on a 2 yard run by Flottmeyer and a 2-point conversion to Durst with 6:54 to play. Flottmeyer then gave the Warriors their first lead of the day at 36-29 on a 3 yard run with 68 seconds left in the game, capping the Winona State rally.
• Jablonski set a career-high with 186 yards receiving on seven catches. He tied his career-best with two touchdown catches.
• Bodine added seven catches for 92 yards, including his 9th touchdown of the year. Wilks had five grabs for 78 yards and a score.
• Polo Solomon also had a career day with 385 yards passing and four touchdowns. He competed 23-of-38 passes.
• Jaxon Feller finished with 155 yards of all-purpose yards, including a 43 yard kick return.
• Tuakoi Mahe spearheaded the Marauders defense with 3.5 tackles for loss and an interception. He also led UMary with 10 tackles (nine solo)… Abram Jopp added eight solo tackles and a pass breakup… Mason Philips was also in the Warriors backfield all day, posting a sack and 2.5 tackles for loss… Christopher Federico added an interception and seven tackles... Christian Arteaga made two tackles behind the line... Camani Cobbs broke up a pair of passes.
• Muhammed ran for 95 yards and two scored to lead the Warriors. Flottmeyer passed for 230 yards and a score and he ran for 43 yards and two touchdowns. James Durst caught eight balls for 97 yards and a touchdown.
• The Marauders exceeded 400 yards once again, piling up 441 yards with 415 through the air. The Warriors had 395 yards of offense.

 
JABLONSKI AND POLO SOLOMON CONNECT FOR RECORD-SETTING TOUCHDOWN
Jordan Polo Solomon and Karsyn Jablonski teamed up for the longest touchdown pass in NCAA program history, and possibly in the history of the program, covering 97 yards against Winona State University on November 8, 2025.
 
Taking the shotgun snap in the end zone, Polo Solomon quickly found Jablonski just inside the numbers at the 10 yard line. The Mandan, ND, native quickly broke to the left sidelines, shaking off one tackler before hitting the corner at full speed. Racing past the Winona State bench, Jablonski left numerous Warriors in his wake as he jetted down the sidelines for the 97 yard touchdown reception.
 

• The Marauders previous long NCAA touchdown reception covered 93 yards when Blair Sandy found Mike Williams on November 10, 2007, against Northern State University in the Metrodome.
• Jablonski's 97 yard touchdown is believed to be the third longest scoring play of any type at UMary. The only longer touchdowns in school history are a 99 yard kickoff return by Bobby Wagner in 1993 against Western Montana and a 98 yard kickoff return by Terry Newsome in 2009 at Minnesota Crookston.

 
186
Karsyn Jablonski set a career-high with 186 receiving yards against Winona State, catching seven passes and scoring two TDs, including a school-record 97 yard scoring strike. The last time a UMary receiver exceeded 187 yards was Danny Kittner on November 13, 2021, when the All-American posted a school-record 284 yards in the season finale at Bemidji State.
 
BODINE RESETS TIGHT END LEADERBOARD
Luke Bodine is resetting NCAA tight end program records this season. His 58 catches for 649 yards and nine TDs are new season marks for tight ends. In 2015 Zach Podoll caught 37 passes. Bryan Sandy posted 349 yards receiving in 2011. Podoll (2014), Sandy (2011) and Bodine (2022) all had three touchdown catches in one season.
 
30
The Marauders have scored 30+ points five times this season, the most since scoring 30 or more points seven times in 2021.
 
4
The Marauders four wins this season is the most since UMary won four games in 2021. The last time UMary reached five wins was 2014.
 
MOVE THE CHAINS
The Marauders are 14^th in the country and 3^rd in the NSIC in first downs with 230 through ten games. UMary set an NCAA-era school mark with 32 first downs at Jamestown and followed up with 28 against MSUM.
 
POSSESSION IS 9/10^th OF THE LAW
UMary is 21^st in the country in time of possession, holding the ball for 32:23 minutes per game.
 
AERIAL ASSAULT
The Marauders and first year offensive coordinator Taylor Kolste have created a potent passing attack. With four different starting quarterbacks this season, in NCAA Division II, UMary ranks:

• 9^th in passing yards/game (296.2)
• 27^th in completion percentage (63.3%)

The Marauders have passed for at least 300 yards in six of ten games, including a high of 415 yards against Winona State.  
 
MAHE MAYHEM
Tuakoi Mahe had an amazing game on Senior Day against Winona State. Playing at home for the last time, the senior linebacker posted a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss. He also intercepted a pass for the first time. This season Mahe has 62 tackles (50 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, and five pass break-ups, including the pick. He ranks 11^th in the NSIC in tackles for loss and 14^th in tackles.  
 
WISDOM OF SOLOMON
Jordan Polo Solomon has found a groove the last four games. The senior quarterback and team captain threw for 284 yards and two TDs and ran for a score against MSU Moorhead while completing 71% of his passes… At #11/15 Minnesota Duluth Polo Solomon threw for 307 yards and two TDs… In a win over Minot State he completed 20-of-29 passes for 203 yards and ran for 30 more… On Senior Day Polo Solomon completed 23-of-38 passes for 385 yards and four touchdowns.
 
WILKS WOWS
Damani Wilks is making his presence felt in his first season at UMary. The transfer from Utah Tech has 47 catches for a team-leading 833 yards and five TDs.

• He is 8^th in the NSIC in receptions and 5^th in yards and yards per game (83.3).
• Wilks had a run of four straight games with at least 70 yards receiving: five catches for 79 yards against Augie, two catches for 70 yards and a touchdown at Southwest Minnesota State, six catches for 133 yards and a score against Northern State and five catches for 76 yards at Jamestown.
• Three times Wilks has had 100+ receiving yards in a game (133 vs Northern State, 112 at Minnesota Duluth, 169 vs Minot State).

          
BO-FLEX

• Through ten games in 2025 TE Luke Bodine owns 58 catches for 649 yards and nine TDs.
• Bodine leads NCAA Division II in catches/game by a tight end (5.80) and is second in touchdown catches by a tight end (9) and third in receiving yards
• Among all positions, Bodine is 4^th in the NSIC in receiving touchdowns, 8^th in total touchdowns, 3^rd in catches and 9^th in receiving yards.
• Bodine is the 15^th UMary player to reach the century mark for receptions and now has 141 catches for 1,427 yards in his career. He reached the century mark for receptions against visiting Augustana on Sept. 13, 2025.
• Bodine is 7^th all-time in receptions at UMary. Next on the list is Luke Little (155).
• For receiving yards Bodin moved into 12^th place with Zach Reitzell (1,627) next on the leaderboard.
• Bodine has nine touchdown receptions in 2025, including three in the season opener against Midland and two against MSUM. After catching five touchdown passes in his first 35 games with the Marauders, the Plymouth, MN, native now has 14 touchdown catches in his career.
• Bodine has played 45 games for UMary, the most by any player on the 2025 roster

 
THE PHILLIPS FILE

• Senior LB Mason Phillips is the Marauders 2025 Northern Sun Defensive Player to Watch
• For 2025 Phillips is 5^th in the NSIC in sacks (4.5), 8^th in sacks/game (.45) and 17^th in tackles for loss (7.0)
• Phillips set a career-high with 2.5 sacks against #11 Augustana, the 4^th time in his career he has had two sacks in a game
• Phillips intercepted his first career pass in a win at SMSU
• In addition to 28 tackles (18 solo) this season, Phillips also has 7.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 3 passes defensed, one interception, one fumble recovery and a blocked kick.  
• With a career total of 18.5 sacks, Phillips is tied with Ross Lytle for 9^th all-time in program history and is closing in on Mike Jaskolski (19), Brooks Laber (19.5) and Nikia Parsons (20)
• With 30.5 career tackles for loss, Phillips passed Toby Schweitzer (28), Jason Davis (29) and Tanner Schweitzer (30) last weekend to move into 5^th place all time 
• The Marauders team captain earned 2^nd team All-NSIC honors in 2024 after posting 5.5 sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss. He was 6^th in the NSIC in tackles for loss and 8^th in sacks.
• The Gilbert, AZ, native earned a spot on the D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch list for 2025. He is the first Marauders player to be recognized since 2022 when WR Danny Kittner (1^st team) and QB Logan Nelson were honored.

 
STOP!
One of the NSIC's leading tacklers last season, Christopher Federico is once again towards the top of the charts. Through nine games Federico is 7^th in the NSIC with 7.0 tackles/game (47 solo, 16 assisted). He also has 1.5 sacks and is 19^th in the NSIC with 6.0 tackles for loss. The junior linebacker was 7^th in the NSIC in 2024 with 7.2 tackles/game.
 
BREAK IT UP
Defensive back Abram Jopp is 4^th in the NSIC in interceptions (3) and 11^th in passes defended (6). He has three break-ups plus his three interceptions… Kalani Washington is tied with Jopp for the team lead with seven pass breakups… Tuakoi Mahe is 15^th in the NSIC in passes defended. The senior LB has five breakups this year.
 
SACK CITY
The Marauders are 7^th in the NSIC in sacks with 15 through ten games. UMary had five against Augustana and three against both Midland and SMSU. Mason Phillips leads the way with 4.5 sacks and Tuakoi Mahe has 2.0.
 
D-FENCE
After limiting four of their first six opponents to under 300 yards, the Marauders rank 6^th in the NSIC in yards per game in the NSIC, allowing an average of 369.9 yards/game. UMary held Midland to 229 yards and 12 1^st downs in the opener, limited #11 Augustana to 274 yards and 17 first downs in week three, kept SMSU to 258 yards and 17 first downs, and restricted Jamestown to 279 yards and 16 first downs.
 
CAPTAINS
The 2025 University of Mary football team captains are senior LB Mason Phillips (Gilbert, AZ), senior QB Ryan Blair (Spokane, WA), senior QB Jordan Polo Solomon (Kalihi, HI) and junior LB Christopher Federico (Henderson, NV).
 
JAB STEP
Jr. WR Karsyn Jablonski is showing off his big play ability in 2025, with no better display than a 97 yard school record touchdown catch against Winona State. In nine games this season he has 44 catches for 666 yards and seven TDs (all career-highs) while averaging 15.1 yards/catch. The Mandan, ND, native set career-highs this season with 9 catches (at Jamestown), 186 yards (vs. Winona State) and 2 touchdowns (at Jamestown, vs. Winona State). Four times Jablonski has cracked 100 yards receiving (129 vs. Midland, 103 at Jamestown, 101 vs. MSU Moorhead, 186 vs. Winona State). He is 9^th in the NSIC in catches, 8^th in catches/game (4.9), 6^th in receiving yards/game (74.0) and 5^th in receiving TDs. 
 
NCAA RANKINGS – INDIVIDUAL TOP 50
Luke Bodine

• 14^th receiving TDs (8)
• 20^th receptions/game (5.8)
• 59^th receiving yards/game (64.9)

Christopher Federico

• 17^th Solo tackles/game (5.22)

Tuakoi Mahe

• 28^th Solo tackles/game (5.0)

Karsyn Jablonski

• 42^nd receptions/game (4.89)
• 37^th receiving yards/game (74.0)
• 30^th receiving TDs (7)

Abram Jopp

• 56^th interceptions/game (.30)
• 48^th solo tackles /game (4.7)

Damani Wilks

• 16^th Receiving Yards (833)
• 20^th receiving yards/game (83.3)
• 53^rd receptions/game (4.7)

Jaxon Feller

• 14^th in combined kick return yardage (597)

 
SENIOR SALUTE
Twenty-one Marauders football scholar-athletes and two members of the UMary cheer team were honored before UMary's final home game on November 8, as they made their final home appearance in the Blue & Orange. The senior class includes Luke Bodine (#0, TE, Plymouth, MN), Jaxon Feller (#2, WR/RB/KR, Minot, ND)  Kalani Washington (#9, DB, Compton, CA), Jaylen Martin (#10, DB, Los Angeles, CA), Sam Logoai (#11, LB, Nu'uuli, American Samoa), Jordan Polo Solomon (#12, QB, Kalihi, HA), Damani Wilks (#13, WR, Las Vegas, NV), Tuakoi Mahe (#15, LB, Hayward, CA), Ryan Piepgras (#18, LB, Foreston, MN), BJ Phillips (#22, WR, San Antonio, TX), Derrian Brown (#23, Buford, GA), Mason Phillips (#25, LB, Gilbert, AZ), Quintin Ashford (#27, DB, Phenix City, AL), Chris Taylor (#33, RB, Fort Worth, TX), Andres Finlayson (#40, LB, Gilbert, AZ), Tofa Wilson (#44, LB, Las Vegas, NV), Lane Caraballo (#47, TE, Wildrose, ND), Leo Togia (#61, OL, Nu'uuli, American Samoa), Timo Shively Asoau Fua (#78, OL, San Francisco, CA), Ian Kopf (#95, DL, Walla Walla, WA), and Adam Knowles (#99, DL, Gilbert, AZ). Cheer team seniors are Sophia DeRaad (Ramsey, MN) and Olivia Callens (Glendale, AZ).
 
CENTURY CITY
Redshirt freshman running back Xavier Brackenridge has twice hit the century mark this season. He ran for 133 yards on 29 carries against Augustana and 119 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries against Jamestown. For the year he is 9^th in the NSIC with 498 yards rushing on 110 carries… He ran for two TDs against MSUM and also threw for a 2-point conversion… he has six catches for 98 yards. 
 
BY AIR LAND AND SEA
Fr. QB Hudsen Sheldon has accounted for touchdowns three different ways: he has run for a TD, passed for four TDs and has caught a TD, all in his first three collegiate games. In his first college game he ran for 115 yards and a TD and passed for 100 yards. In game two he passed for 213 yards and 4 TDs and ran for 71 yards. In his third game he caught three passes for 70 yards (including a 55 yard TD), ran for 7 yards and passed for 18 yards.

• Since 2006, two other Marauders also passed, ran and caught touchdowns. Garrett Weissinger (2016-19) threw seven TD passes, ran for six and caught one in his career. Colten Farmer (2015-18) ran for seven TDs, passed for six and caught one.
• The last UMary player to account for touchdowns in such diverse ways was All-American WR Danny Kittner (2018-22), who caught 29 scoring passes, passed for two touchdowns and returned both a kickoff and a punt for scores.  

 
BROWN MAKES LONG AWAITED NCAA DEBUT
One of the nation's top running backs in the Class of 2019 made his NCAA debut in the Marauders win at SMSU. Derrian Brown, the nation's 12^th ranked high school running back in 2019, signed a letter of intent with the University of Texas. Shortly after signing day, he suffered a stroke before graduating from Buford HS in Georgia. In a coma for two days, forced to undergo brain surgery and eventually needing to re-learn to walk and talk, Brown attended Texas on scholarship but was never medically cleared to play for the Longhorns, though he was cleared medically to play football. After earning his degree from UT, Brown saw limited action last season at Santa Barbara City College. He joined UMary prior to this season and earned five carries for 15 yards, including a run for 12 yards, to help the Marauders defeat the Mustangs. 
 
MANDAN MOXIE
Junior wide receiver Karsyn Jablonski caught a 36 yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Hudsen Sheldon to give UMary a 14-7 lead at SMSU. It was the first collegiate touchdown pass for Sheldon, who was making his first collegiate start and second appearance. Jablonski and Sheldon are both Mandan, ND, natives. While they played high school football together briefly at Mandan HS when Jablonski was a senior (Class of 2023) and Sheldon a sophomore (Class of 2025), the SMSU scoring play was the first time the pair had connected for a touchdown… Both Karsyn's and Sheldon's fathers played football for the Marauders.
 
FEDERICO NAMED NSIC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR SEPT 20 EFFORT
Christopher Federico's constant presence in the opposing backfield earned the University of Mary linebacker Northern Sun Defensive Player of the Week honors following the Marauders 40-9 road win at Southwest Minnesota State University. Federico registered a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss against the Mustangs, setting SMSU back a total of 11 yards. That was the most tackles behind the line for an NSIC player last week. Additionally the junior from Henderson, NV, made a team-high 11 tackles, including seven solo stops. Federico keyed a Marauders defense that held SMSU to 256 yards of offense with just 58 on the ground.
 
BLAIR NAMED NSIC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR OCT 4 PERFORMANCE
A prolific performance over a longtime rival earned UMary quarterback Ryan Blair Northern Sun Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts in the Marauders 44-22 road win over the University of Jamestown. Blair passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns in the victory. He completed 28-of-41 passes and didn't throw an interception as UMary scored the first 34 points in the game. The graduate transfer from Whitworth (OR) University twice connected with Karsyn Jablonski for scoring passes (1 yard and 21 yards) sandwiched around a 14 yard scoring pass to Luke Bodine. All three touchdown passes came in the first half.  
 
THE BLAIR PITCH & CATCH PROJECT
In three starts for the Marauders this season QB Ryan Blair has exploited defenses for over 300 yards each time. In the Week 0 win over Midland, the graduate transfer from Whitworth University  passed for 303 yards and four TDs. Returning after missing three weeks due to injury, the Spokane, WA, native threw for 348 yards and two scores against Northern State. In a win at Jamestown he passed for 341 yards and three TDs without an interception to earn NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honors. In his three games the Spokane, OR, native is completing 69% of his passes (82-of-119) this season for 992 yards and nine touchdowns with just three interceptions.
 
32 FIRST DOWNS = UMARY NCAA ERA RECORD
The Marauders set an NCAA era program record for first downs with 32 against the Jimmies. UMary's previous best was 31, last accomplished in 2022 against Minnesota State University… 
 
WE'RE BACK

• 57 Marauders return from the 2024 season
• 13 starters return (7 offense, 6 defense)
• 40 Marauders have played previously for UMary
• 45 Marauders are new to the program

 
CLASS TIME
The Marauders 2025 roster features:

• 20 seniors and graduates
• 25 juniors
• 14 sophomores
• 18 redshirt freshmen
• 25 true freshmen

 
BLAIR PACES NEWCOMERS
Under the direction of Offensive Coordinator Taylor Kolste in his first year at UMary, five newcomers are expected to start the opening game of the year for the Marauders on offense. Leading the charge is graduate transfer QB Ryan Blair. The native of Spokane, WA, threw 37 touchdowns and just five interceptions at Whitworth University, completing 69% of his passes for 3,254 yards to earn conference offensive player of the year recognition while leading his squad to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs… Other newcomers who have broken into the starting lineup for the Marauders include WR Damani Wilks (Utah Tech), OL Shively "Timo" Fua (Utah State), OL Amir Graham (Tuskegee University), OL Daniel Contreras (Glendale College).
 
FORWARD STEP
Several retuning Marauders have stepped into starting roles for the first time this season including DL Christian Arteaga, DL Ian Kopf, DL Travis Biery, DB Jack Stouffer, DB Jaylin Martin and DB Kalani Washington on defense. On offense, QB Quin Hafner, RB Xavier Brackenridge, TE Ramsey Morrell and OG Carter Svobodny have picked up starts. Additionally redshirt freshmen Jack Henninger (kicker) and Christian Jangula (punter) have taken over the specialist roles.
 
WELCOME COACHES
Head coach Shann Schillinger has added several new faces to his coaching staff in 2025, including offensive coordinator Taylor Kolste, offensive line coach Alex Land, wire receivers coach Tanyon Bissell and safeties coach Thomas DeCoud… Schillinger and DeCoud were teammates in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons, where DeCoud was a Pro Bowl player… Like Schillinger, Bissell is a native of Montana. The Bozeman native played at Boise State and made a tackle in the Broncos 43-42 win over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
 
 BLOCK PARTY
Ian Kopf is the Marauders all-time NCAA leader in blocked kicks with six. He set the record when he rejected a Jamestown extra point attempt in the opener – the fifth block of his career. He later added a PAT block at SMSU… The senior defensive lineman from Walla Walla, WA, posted a pair of blocks each of the previous two seasons to go with two in 2024. Kopf was named the NSIC Player of the Week in his freshman season of 2022 when he blocked a pair of extra points in a 27-26 UMary overtime win over Northern State. His second block of the game came in overtime. The Marauders previous NCAA-era leader in blocked kicks was All-NSIC defensive lineman Brock Pittsley with four blocks (2014-17).
 
FAMILY MATTERS
Cameron Brusven, Karsyn Jablonski, Conner Harvison, Colter Harvison and Hudsen Sheldon are 2nd generation Marauders as their father's played football for the Marauders… Charles Richter had an older brother who played for the Marauders… Luke Dockter's father Jeff coached several seasons at UMary… WR Sam Alford is the brother of current UMary assistant coach Eli Alford… Jett Solomon and Jordan Polo Solomon are brothers… Logan Dockter's mother Angela played volleyball for the Marauders… Brothers Conner Harvison and Colter Harvison's mother Jennifer also played volleyball at UMary and their father Wayne was a 4-time wrestling All-American and is a member of the Marauders Hall of Fame… Hudsen Sheldon's mother Mandy is a member of the Marauders Hall of Fame for her track & field exploits.
 
HOME COOKING
Recruitment for the 2025 season featured a heavy focus on the Bismarck/Mandan area. Newcomers Hudsen Sheldon (Mandan HS), James Wilson (Shiloh Christian HS), Kain Heustis (Bismarck HS), Jensen Schulz (Mandan HS), Easton Bergrud (Legacy HS), Logan Dockter (Bismarck HS), Conner and Colter Harvison (Bismarck HS), Charles Richter (St. Mary's HS), DJ Gabriel (Bismarck HS), Terrell Diarra (Shiloh Christian HS) and John Bugbee (Mandan HS) are all local products. There are now 21 players on the roster from the Bismarck/Mandan area.
 
TWO TRAVELING TROPHIES
The Marauders play two games annually for travelling trophies. UMary is a combined 13-17 in trophy games. The Marauders are 8-11 in the "Battle for the Paddle" with MSU Moorhead and 5-6 in the "Battle for the Big Lake" against Minot State.
  
BODINE NAMED MARAUDERS OFFENSIVE PLAYER TO WATCH
Entering his fifth season at UMary, senior TE Luke Bodine is the Marauders 2025 NSIC Offensive Player to Watch. Bodine leads all returning Marauders in games played, suiting up in 34 games for the Blue & Orange in his career. Last season the tight end from Plymouth, MN, caught 34 passes for 281 yards and a score, posting career-highs for receptions and yards. Over the course of his career Bodine has snared 83 balls for 778 yards and five scores.
 
2025 PRESEASON NSIC POLL
UMary is picked to finish 12th overall in the 2025 NSIC Football Preseason Coaches' Poll and 6th in the NSIC North Division. Minnesota State sits atop the overall preseason rankings, followed by Augustana, Minnesota Duluth, Bemidji State, Sioux Falls, Wayne State, MSU Moorhead, Northern State, Winona State, Minot State, Concordia-St. Paul, UMary, Southwest Minnesota State and Jamestown… The NSIC North rankings feature Bemidji State and Minnesota Duluth tied for first, followed by MSU Moorhead, Northern State, Minot State, UMary and Jamestown. 

MARAUDERS FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS
History | 37th varsity season (JV season 1987, varsity 1988)
Record - overall (through 2024) | 193-190-1
Record - conference | 133-154
Record - postseason | 6-10
Playoff appearances | 9 (1993, '95, '96, '98, '99, '00, 01, '02, '03)
Conference Titles | 7 (1992, '96, '98, '99, '01, '02, '04)
Home Field (capacity) | MDU Resources Community Bowl (7,000)
Surface | FieldTurf
 
FOOTBALL STAFF

• Head Coach | Shann Schillinger, 3^rd year (Montana, '10)
• Offensive Coordinator | Taylor Kolste, 1^st year (Whitworth University, '20)
• Defensive Coordinator | Ben Davis, 11^th year (MacMurray, '11)
• Running Backs/Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator | Van Cooper, 3^rd year (Montana, '07)
• Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator | Alex Land, 1^st year (Weber State, '14)
• Wide Receivers | Tanyon Bissell, 1^st year (Boise State, '08)
• Inside Linebackers | Tom Johnson, 4^th year (University of Mary, '17)
• Outside Linebackers / Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Pro Scout Liaison | Eli Alford, 2^nd year (Montana, '23)
• Defensive Backs/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator | Gavin Robertson, 2^nd year (Montana, '22)
• Safeties | Thomas DeCoud, 1^st year (California, '07)

 
Equipment Manager | Wayne Norman
Chaplain | Father Jarad Wolf
Strength & Conditioning | Matthew Hall, Isaac Thurm
Sports Medicine | Rocci De Felice
Manager | Aiden Jagrowski

HEAD COACH SHANN SCHILLINGER
Former NFL player and Baker, MT, native Shann Schillinger leads the Marauders onto the field for his third season in 2025 after taking over as UMary head coach in 2023. A former star at the University of Montana and the 8th head coach in UMary program history, Schillinger has coached in both the NCAA Division I Big Ten and Big Sky conferences and is a Montana Football Hall of Fame inductee.
 
Winning is a common theme throughout Schillinger's career. Between high school and college Schillinger's teams posted 100 victories and only seven defeats. A team captain, Schillinger won three state titles during his four years at Baker HS (2001-04) as quarterback and defensive back while coached by his uncle Don Schillinger, one of the winningest prep coaches in Montana history.
 
Dubbed "the fastest man from Baker, MT," his accolades made him a highly recruited college prospect before signing on with the Grizzlies as a safety. Schillinger helped lead the Grizzlies to two Football Championship Series (FCS) title games while also earning All-Big Sky Conference honors. Twice he was honored with the Tony Barbour Award, given annually to the "player who best exemplifies outstanding practice habits and makes an unselfish contribution to the betterment of the Grizzly football team." He ranks among the best in Montana history with 257 career takedowns and 11 career interceptions.
 
After a star-studded career with the University of Montana Grizzlies, NFL fans heard Schillinger's name called on national TV by the Atlanta Falcons in the 6th round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Drafted as the 171st overall pick, Schillinger played four years in the NFL as a safety from 2010 to 2013 with the Falcons and Tennessee Titans.
 
Schillinger's full-time coaching career began after the NFL in 2015 as a special teams and defensive backs assistant for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. He returned to his alma mater in Missoula to coach special teams and safeties from 2016 to 2021 and served as the team's pro scout liaison.
 
UMary 2-deep vs Bemidji State Nov 15, 2025

Pos.	#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown	High School	Previous School
WR	1	Karsyn Jablonski	6-1	175	Jr.	Mandan, N.D.	Mandan HS
	87	Keiji Suggs	6-2	165	R-Fr.	Chaska, Minn.	Holy Family Catholic HS
LT	78	Shively Asoau Fua	6-5	320	Sr.	San Francisco, Calif.	Mission HS	Utah State
	56	Daniel Contreras	6-4	281	Jr.	Fort Mojave, Ariz	River Valley HS	Glendale College
LG	61	Leo Togia	6-2	310	Jr.	Nu'uuli, American Samoa	Nu'uuli Vocational Technical HS	Allan Hancock College
	79	Noah Watson	6-3	296	R-Fr.	Gilbert, Ariz.	Perry HS
C	55	Amir Graham	6-0	270	Jr.	Pensacola, Fla.	Escambia HS	Tuskegee University
	63	Elliot Kooiker	6-3	305	Jr.	Waukon, Iowa	Waukon HS
RG	76	Carter Svobodny	6-3	280	So.	Duluth, Minn.	Duluth East HS
	73	Evan Henderson	6-3	290	Fr.	Queen Creek, Ariz.	Queen Creek HS
RT	63	Elliot Kooiker	6-3	305	Jr.	Waukon, Iowa	Waukon HS
	71	Henry Supenski	6-2	293	Jr.	Papillion, Neb.	Papillion La Vista South HS
TE	0	Luke Bodine	6-3	235	Sr.	Plymouth, Minn.	Wayzata HS
	84	Ethan Heinrich	6-3	225	Jr.	Chandler, Ariz.	Valley Christian HS
QB	16	Hudsen Sheldon	6-2	175	Fr.	Mandan, N.D.	Mandan HS
-or-	12	Jordan Polo Solomon	6-0	205	Sr.	Kalihi, Hawaii	Mandan HS	Sierra Vista HS / Lane College
RB	5	Andrew Trandahl	5-8	185	Jr.	New Richmond, Wis.	New Richmond HS
	26	Carter Henke	6-0	205	R-Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	Bismarck H.S.	Dickinson State University
WR	13	Damani Wilks	6-1	180	Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Del Sol Academy	Utah Tech
	22	BJ Phillips	5-9	150	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas	Cajon HS	Montana
WR	2	Jaxon Feller	5-9	175	Sr.	Surrey, N.D.	Bishop Ryan HS
	19	Lucas Gonzales	6-1	185	Fr.	Vancouver, B.C.	Vancouver College HS
Pos.	#	Name	Ht	Wt	Yr.	Hometown	High School	Previous School
DE	42	Christian Arteaga	6-0	255	Jr.	Corcoran, Minn.	St. Louis Park HS
	96	Vegas George	6-2	250	So.	Bismarck, N.D.	Legacy HS
NG	98	Travis Biery	6-1	270	So.	Sauk Rapids, Minn.	Sauk Rapids-Rice HS
	60	Owen Gress	6-0	300	So.	Mandan, N.D.	Mandan HS
DT	95	Ian Kopf	6-4	295	Sr.	Walla Walla, Wash.	Walla Walla HS
	94	Cesar Rodriguez	6-3	260	Jr.	Lincoln, Calif.	Lincoln HS	Chabot College
OLB	25	Mason Phillips	6-3	240	Sr.	Gilbert, Ariz.	Casteel HS
	36	Charles Richter	6-3	195	Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	St. Mary's HS
ILB	49	Christopher Federico	5-11	240	Jr.	Henderson, Nev.	Silverado HS
	53	Cam Brusven	6-0	215	R-So.	Plentywood, Mont.	Plentywood HS
ILB	15	Tuakoi Mahe	5-10	220	Sr.	Hayward, Calif.	Concord HS	Chabot College
	40	Andres Finlayson	6-0	225	Sr.	Gilbert, Ariz.	Williams Field HS
OLB	18	Ryan Piepgras	6-4	230	Jr.	Foreston, Minn.	Foley HS
	11	Sam Logoai	6-1	200	Sr.	Nu'uuli, American Samoa	Tafuna HS	Feather River College
CB	10	Jaylen Martin	6-3	180	Sr.	Los Angeles, Calif.	Roosevelt HS	Utah State University
	29	Camani Cobbs	6-1	180	So.	McDonough, Ga.	Eagles Landing	Tennessee State
SF	17	Jack Stouffer	6-1	205	So.	Park City, Utah	Park City HS	Snow College
	32	Isaac Emmel	6-0	190	R-Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	Shiloh Christian HS
SF	39	Abram Jopp	6-2	190	Jr.	Mayer, Minn.	Mayer Lutheran HS
	21	Jett Solomon	6-1	185	Jr.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Desert Pines HS	Snow College
CB	9	Kalani Washington	5-9	185	Sr.	Compton, Calif.	La Habra HS	Chowan
	27	Quintin Ashford	5-10	165	Sr.	Phenix City, Ala.	Smiths Station HS	Fullerton College
				Special Teams
Pos.	#	Name	Ht	Wt	Yr.	Hometown	High School	Previous School
K	92	Jack Henninger	6-5	212	R-Fr.	Sequim. Wash.	Sequim HS
P	45	Christian Jangula	6-0	190	R-Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	Century HS
	26	Carter Henke	6-0	205	R-Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	Bismarck H.S.	Dickinson State University
H	14	Quin Hafner	6-2	205	R-Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	Bismarck H.S.
SS	42	Christian Arteaga	6-0	255	Jr.	Corcoran, Minn.	St. Louis Park HS
LS	84	Ethan Heinrich	6-3	225	Jr.	Chandler, Ariz.	Valley Christian HS
KR	2	Jaxon Feller	5-9	175	Sr.	Surrey, N.D.	Bishop Ryan HS
	86	Emmanuel Cody	6-2	170	So.	Kirkland, Wash.	Juanita HS
PR	2	Jaxon Feller	5-9	175	Sr.	Surrey, N.D.	Bishop Ryan HS

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