A list of football graduates for each season is located at the "Senior Class" link for each season. The following Lightning Football alumni players listed and pictured below continued their playing careers in college and professionally. Their most recent football team is listed first.
Matt Garin
University of Minnesota
Garin Articles 1 2 |
Alex Jensen
Winona State University (MN) |
Averell Gibson
Minnesota State-Mankato
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Dijon Sanders
North Dakota State College of Sciences
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Patrick O'Neill
Winona State University (MN) |
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"Relentless" 2007 - Senior Class
Will Jackson
University of Northern Iowa
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Dan Edem
University of Northern Illinois |
Matt Amundson
South Dakota State University |
Pat Coyne
Augustana College (SD)
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Trevor Flaten
University St. Thomas (MN) |
Trever Sutherland
Hamline University (MN) |
Erik Klefsaas
St. Olaf College (MN)
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Steffan Curtis
University of St. Thomas (MN) |
Scott Horvath
St. Cloud State University (MN) |
Blake Williams
Minnesota-Crookston, Minnesota Maulers (NAFL), New Mexico Highlands
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Peter Krueger
University of St. Thomas (MN)
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"Whatever It Takes" 2005 - Senior Class
Jake Machacek
St. Cloud State University (MN)
Jake Machacek Articles: 1 2 |
Kyle Krusentjerna
University of North Dakota |
Evan Sanford
Columbia University (NY) |
Jeremy Yeazle
Concordia University - St. Paul (MN)
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Chad Eul
Gustavus College (MN)
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Chris Morgan
St. Olaf College (MN)
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Peter Keller
St. Olaf College (MN)
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"E Pluribus Unum" 2004 - Senior Class
Ryan Ruckdashel
University of Minnesota |
Jason Meinke
University of Minnesota
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Kane Bechstein
Carleton College (MN)
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Nick Cesarek
Carleton College
(MN) |
Zach Johnson
Carleton College
(MN) |
Mike Higgs
University of Montana |
Kyle Wilson
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Hamline University (MN) |
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"On a Mission" 2003 - Senior Class
Matt Horvath
University of Minnesota-Duluth |
Eric Yuen
St. Olaf College (MN) |
David Paradeise
Rochester C.C. (MN), Drake University (IA)
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Cory Wagner
Luther College (Iowa)
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Dan Hitzeman
Northwestern College (MN) |
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"Blackout" 2002 - Senior Class
John Shevlin
University of Minnesota
Shevlin Article
Joe Bowen
North Dakota
State University
Josh Rud
North Dakota
State University
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Evan Klefsaas
St. Olaf College (MN)
Chris Kemp
Carleton
College (MN)
Mitch Kieffer
University of St. Thomas (MN)
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"Ready to
Battle" 2001 - Senior
Class
Kyle Sherwin
University of St. Thomas (MN), St. Cloud State (MN)
Steve Heiting
Rochester Community College (MN)
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Andrew Fried
University of St. Thomas (MN)
Mike Groth
University of St. Thomas (MN)
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"Judgement
Day" 2000 - Senior
Class
Jon Lockhart
St. John's College (MN)
Kyle Krivoruchka
Minnesota State-Mankato
Paul Sommerstad
University of St. Thomas
(MN)
Sommerstad Article
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Rhys Lloyd
NFL Carolina Panthers, NFL Baltimore Ravens, NFL Europe Frankfurt Galaxy, University of Minnesota, Rochester C.C. (MN)
Lloyd Article
Nate Johnson
University of St. Thomas
(MN)
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"Sound the
Sirens" 1999 - Senior
Class
Brian Hanson
St. Olaf College (MN) |
Adam Larson
Air Force Academy (CO) |
Tim Sluiter
Central College (IA) |
Gregg Angell
University of St. Thomas (MN) |
Steve Groth
Team USA DIII Aztec Bowl, University of St. Thomas (MN)
Groth Article
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Kevin Spring
Jamestown College (ND) |
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"Taking the Lake By Storm" 1998 - Senior Class
Dan Lundin
Winona State University (MN) |
Kasey Clowe
Carleton College (MN) |
Shane Bundy
Bemidji State University (MN) |
Guy Parsons
(NAFL - Semi Pro) Twin Cities Lumberjacks
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"Be the Tradition" 1997
No Senior Class
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