Jon Jablonski

Football 9/10/2025 7:08:00 PM Brian Larson, Asst. Director of Athletics - Communications

Marauders back home to host #11 Vikings in NSIC matchup on Saturday

THIS WEEK
After opening the Northern Sun portion of their schedule on the road last weekend, the University of Mary football team returns home to host #11 Augustana University on Saturday, September 13, in NSIC action. Kickoff between the Marauders and the Vikings is slated for 2 pm at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, ND.

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THE RECORDS
The Marauders are 1-1 overall and 0-1 in Northern Sun play… The Vikings are 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the NSIC.

UMARY-AUGIE HISTORY LESSON

This is the 11th meeting between the Marauders and the Vikings
Augie leads the series 8-2 and owns six straight wins
UMary is 2-4 at home against Augie
After the Vikings won the first two contests, the Marauders evened the series with back-to-back wins at home in 2011 (10-0) and 2012 (32-25)
Craig Bagnell quarterbacked the Marauders to both victories, earning NSIC Player of the Week honors in 2012 after throwing for 409 yards
Tyler Steffen was also a key player in both wins. The All-American wide receiver and UMary Hall of Famer caught the only touchdown of the game in 2011 and had two TDs and 154 yards receiving in 2012.
LAST MEETING A 1-score game until midway through the 3^rd quarter, the visiting Vikings pulled away from the Marauders in the second half to claim a 35-13 win over UMary. Kevin Powell hit a pair of first half field goals and UMary trailed 14-6 at intermission. Mujeeb Rufai scored on a 66 yard touchdown pass in the 4^th quarter for UMary and finished with 75 yards receiving. Christopher Federico led the UMary defense with nine tackles (six solo), including 1.0 for loss.

BACK IN BISMARCK
This is the second straight season the Marauders have hosted the Vikings and the 3^rd time in four seasons.

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GAME 2 REWIND | Wayne State 42 UMary 7
Playing their first road game of the season, the University of Mary opened Northern Sun play with a 42-7 loss at Wayne State College. Luke Bodine caught his 4^th touchdown pass over the first two games of the season but UMary couldn't overcome Wayne State score 21 points in under four minutes covering the end of the first quarter and into the second.

Luke Bodine caught six passes for 75 yards and one TD
Jordan Polo Solomon completed 21-of-34 passes for 206 yards
Xavier Brackenridge ran for 58 yards on 13 carries, both career-highs for the redshirt freshman
Sam Logoai posted 11 tackles (six solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss
Christopher Federico posted 10 stops (three solo)
Abram Jopp broke up a pair of passes
The Marauders limited the Wildcats to 20 first downs and 126 passing yards but allowed 314 on the ground
UMary generated 18 first downs and 331 yards of total offense

BO-FLEX

Sr. TE Luke Bodine has four touchdown receptions two games into the 2025 season. The Plymouth, MN, native caught a trio of scoring passes in a Week 0 win over Midland and followed with another touchdown reception at Wayne State College. After catching five touchdown passes in his first 35 games with the Marauders, Bodine know has scored nine touchdowns in his career.
This season Bodine owns 13 catches for 154 yards and four TDs. He leads the NSIC in touchdown receptions and scoring, is 4^th in catches and is 7^th in receiving yards.
With 96 career receptions, Bodine needs four more catches to become the 15^th UMary player to reach the century mark. Last season teammate Mujeeb Rufai became the 14^th UMary player with at least 100 catches.
Bodine has played 37 games for UMary, the most by any player on the 2025 roster

JAB STEP
Jr. WR Karsyn Jablonski is showing off his big play ability in 2025. Through two games he has nine catches for 150 yards and a score. The Mandan, ND, native is 8^th in the NSIC in catches and yards. His average of 16.7 yards/catch is 7^th in the NSIC among players with at least 3.0 catches/game. Jablonski set career-highs with 8 catches and 129 yards in the opener against Midland.

STOP!
One of the NSIC's leading tacklers last season, Christopher Federico is one of the leaders again in 2025. Through two games Federico is 9^th in the NSIC with 8.5 tackles/game (8 solo, 9 assisted). The junior linebacker was 7^th in the NSIC in 2024 with 7.2 tackles/game.

BREAK IT UP
Defensive back's Abram Jopp and Kalani Washington rank in the top four of the NSIC for passes defended. Jopp is second with 1.5 passes defended/game with two breakups and an interception. Washington, who converted to cornerback after playing wide receiver last season, has a pair of passes defended to rank 4^th in the league.

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).

THE PHILLIPS FILE

Senior LB Mason Phillips is the Marauders 2025 Northern Sun Defensive Player to Watch.
The Marauders team captain earned 2^nd team All-NSIC honors in 2024 after posting 5.5 sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss
Phillips was 6^th in the NSIC in tackles for loss and 8^th in sacks in 2024
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 was honored.
In his three seasons Phillips owns 14.0 sacks and 23.5 tackles for loss. He has cracked the top-15 all-time at UMary in tackles for loss and is closing in on 12th place in sacks (All-American Grant Singer had 16 sacks for UMary).

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: DL Christian Arteaga, DL Ian Kopf, DL Travis Biery, DB Jack Stouffer, DB Jaylin Martin and DB Kalani Washington. 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 12-16 in trophy games. The Marauders are 8-10 in the "Battle for the Paddle" with MSU Moorhead and 4-6 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.

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MARAUDERS FOOTBALL TICKET INFORMATION
Single game and season tickets are available at www.UMaryTickets.com and via the HomeTown Fan App for iOS and Android mobile devices. Fans who purchase tickets online at www.UMaryTickets.com and on the HomeTown Fan App receive a discount over tickets purchased at the gate.

Football Ticket Prices – Online

Adult tickets $15 plus fees
Seniors and Youth (ages 13-18) $7.50 plus taxes
Children 12 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied children ticket prices are $5 plus fees

Football Ticket Prices – At the gate

Adults tickets $20
Seniors and Youth (aged 13-18) $10
Children under the age of 13 are free when accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied children ticket prices are $5.

Note

Both cash and credit card payments will be accepted at the UMary ticket gate.
UMary students and faculty and staff with their MCard are admitted FREE. Youth ages 12 and younger with an adult are admitted FREE. If youth 12 and under unaccompanied by an adult the admission fee is $5.

Marauders Depth Chart

vs. Augustana Vikings | September 13, 2025

OFFENSE

WR 1 Karsyn Jablonski 6-1 175 Jr.

87 Keiji Suggs 6-2 165 R-Fr.

LT 78 Shively Asoau Fua 6-5 320 Sr.

71 Henry Supenski 6-2 293 Jr.

LG 61 Leo Togia 6-2 310 Jr.

79 Noah Watson 6-3 296 R-Fr.

C 55 Amir Graham 6-0 270 Jr.

76 Carter Svobodny 6-3 280 So.

RG 63 Elliot Kooiker 6-3 305 Jr.