2000 Saint John's University Football Roster
Updated September 14, 2000. Please note that SJU has many double numbers on its roster due to size of team.
No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
1 Ryan Danielson Jr. DB 6-2 217 Fargo, N.D./Fargo Shanley
1 Nate Kopetka Fr. WR 5-11 170 Rogers/Elk River
2 Barry Folkens Fr. QB 6-2 210 Hector/Buffalo Lake-Hector
2 Andy Hover Sr. DB 6-0 180 South St. Paul/St. Thomas Acad.
3 Brooks Deibele Jr. WR 5-10 170 Sleepy Eye
3 Ross Spanier So. DB 5-9 170 Sartell
4 Josh Theis Fr. DB 5-8 160 Sauk Rapids
4 Jeremy Forsell Sr. WR 6-0 190 St. Joseph/St. Cloud Apollo
5 Brad Beyer Jr. DB 6-2 198 Utica/Winona Cotter
5 Dana Schleicher So. QB 6-0 210 Waite Park/St. Cloud Apollo
6 Zach McBroom Jr. TE 6-5 208 Mora
7 Mike Omann Sr. LB 6-2 215 St. Cloud/Sartell
7 Ryan Keating So. QB 5-11 195 Minnetonka
8 Tom Linnemann Sr. QB 6-2 200 Melrose
8 Tom Hildreth Jr. DB 5-10 190 Rosemount/Farmington
9 T.J. Rendulich Sr. DB 5-9 190 Duluth/Denfeld
9 Charlie Carr So. WR 6-1 175 St. Cloud/Apollo
10 Charlie Black Jr. WR 6-2 195 Hastings
11 Joe Rotondi Sr. K 6-0 204 Woodbury
11 Brett Holmgren So. WR 6-2 190 Blaine
12 Pat Reichert Jr. DB 6-3 190 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity
12 R.J. Welsh Fr. QB 6-0 170 Mendota Heights/St. Thomas Acad.
13 Patrick France Sr. QB 6-2 196 Wausau, Wis./Newman
13 Andy Sherman Fr. DB 5-11 175 Lake Elmo/Hill-Murray
14 Matt Egberg So. QB 6-1 185 Shorewood/Benilde-St. Margaret's
15 Ryan Mathre So. DB 5-11 178 Cold Spring/Rocori
15 Phillip Rojeski So. QB 6-0 175 Chisholm
16 Geoff Karel So. DB 6-1 180 Shoreview/Moundsview
17 Ross Denne So. QB 6-3 200 Avon/Albany
18 Pete Mueller Fr. DB 5-10 170 Rochester/Lourdes
19 Marc Jerzak Sr. DB 5-9 183 Milaca
19 Luke Zauhar So. WR 6-0 180 Baxter/Brainerd
20 Ryan Tritz Sr. RB 5-9 215 Excelsior/Chaska
20 Philip Newman Fr. DB 5-8 170 Menomonie, Wis.
21 Drew Gibson Sr. WR 6-1 182 Winona/Cotter
22 Will Gibson Sr. DB 6-0 200 Winona/Cotter
23 Jeff Kaczrowski Fr. DB 6-2 202 Luverne
24 Jeff Radel Jr. RB 6-0 190 Redwood Falls/Redwood Valley
25 Jason Pflipsen So. DB 6-0 190 St. Cloud/Sartell
25 Nick Thielman Fr. WR 5-11 165 St. Cloud/Tech
26 Matt Sand Jr. WR 6-3 180 Cannon Falls
26 Travis Dove So. DB 6-1 205 Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
27 Matt Kukar Jr. RB 6-0 195 Edina/Benilde-St. Margaret's
27 Ryan Caldwell Fr. DB 5-11 160 Eagan
28 Kent Crowley So. RB 6-0 210 Iona/Fulda
28 Cole Deibele Fr. DB 6-0 175 Sleepy Eye
29 Paul Dotter So. DB 5-11 200 Robbinsdale/Cooper
29 Isaac Flenner Fr. WR 6-2 195 Breckenridge
30 Jack Zipoy Fr. DB 5-10 175 Bloomington/Jefferson
30 Travis Gerjets Fr. WR 5-7 160 Lakeville
31 Rick Burtzel Fr. DE 6-1 195 Cold Spring/Rocori
31 Nathan Kirschner Sr. TE 6-3 215 Mora
32 Beau LaBore Sr. LB 6-2 215 South St. Paul
32 Tony Kempf Fr. RB 6-0 190 Brooklyn Center/Park Center
33 Jarrett Lundquist Fr. DB 5-9 170 Carver/Chaska
33 Josh Nelson Fr. RB 6-1 190 Milaca
34 Josiah Laposky Fr. LB 6-2 200 Askov/East Central
34 Mason Sullivan So. WR 6-0 185 Champlin/Champlin Park
35 Jeremy Hood Fr. LB 6-3 215 Buffalo/Monticello
35 Joel Paulson Fr. WR 6-1 185 Mora
36 Nathan Brever Fr. LB 6-3 205 St. Anthony/St. Anthony Village
36 Erik Hanson Sr. RB 6-0 201 Montrose/Buffalo
37 Jason Bailey So. RB 6-2 180 Arden Hills/Mounds View
37 Cameron McCambridge So. LB 6-2 210 Edina
38 Mark Westerhaus So. DB 6-0 197 Maplewood/Hill-Murray
39 Tom Johnstone Fr. DE 6-1 210 St. Cloud/Tech
39 Jed Riegelman Fr. WR 6-4 205 Red Wing
40 Andy Stolp Jr. LB 5-11 210 Arden Hills/Mounds View
40 Charlie Farmer Fr. RB 6-0 270 Tomahawk, Wis.
41 Chris Moore Sr. RB 5-11 200 Edina/St. Thomas Academy
41 Adam Marti So. DB 5-11 170 North Mankato/Mankato West
42 David Valencia Jr. DB 5-7 175 Burtrum/Swanville
42 Louis Winskowski Fr. RB 5-8 160 Sauk Rapids
43 Tom Sullivan So. RB 6-0 200 Edina/St. Thomas Academy
43 Justin Bundy So. LB 6-1 215 Brainerd
44 Luke Doubler So. LB 6-2 205 Walnut Grove/Westbrook-WG
44 Aaron Krych Sr. RB 6-1 235 Holdingford
45 Michael Carey Jr. DB 6-2 195 Kirkland, Wash./Seattle Prep
45 Tom Kettleson So. TE 6-2 230 Bismark, N.D./St. Mary's Central
46 Nick Shatek Fr. RB 6-1 210 Lakeville
46 Aaron Liss Fr. LB 6-2 215 Lincoln, Neb.
47 Paul Schreiner Fr. LB 6-3 200 Watkins/Rocori
47 David Soma Fr. WR/P 6-1 175 Woodbury
48 Alexi Young Fr. LB 5-9 200 Conway, Ariz./West
48 William Poling Fr. RB 5-10 195 Minneapolis/South
49 Travis Grotz Fr. LB 5-10 211 Billings, Mont./Skyview
49 Matt Schmit Jr. TE 6-3 227 Red Wing
50 Ted Griffin So. OL 6-4 280 Richmond/Rocori
50 Ryan Weinandt Fr. LB 6-0 215 Wabasha/Wabasha Kellogg
51 Jeff Boyle Jr. OL 6-3 270 Morris
51 Josh Halverson So. LB 5-10 212 Arlington/Sibley East
52 Peter Corkrean Sr. DL 6-0 240 Winterset, Iowa
52 John Ferguson Fr. OL 6-2 250 Lake Elmo/Stillwater
53 Josh Dirlam So. OL 6-1 246 Eden Prairie
54 Josh Hart Sr. DL 6-1 240 Annandale
54 Rich Carlbom Fr. OL 6-0 220 Harris/North Branch
55 Carl Lindgren Fr. DL 6-0 240 Sauk Rapids/St. Cloud Cathedral
55 Bryan Bohlman Sr. OL 5-11 225 Richmond/Rocori
56 Josh Noble Jr. LB 5-11 225 Maynard/MACCRAY
56 Jason Blonigen Fr. OL 6-5 295 Freeport/Melrose
57 Neil Bjorkman Sr. LB 6-1 225 Woodbury
57 Jim Norman Jr. OL 6-2 240 Woodbury
58 Kyle Veenis So. OL 5-11 230 Shoreview/Cretin-Derham Hall
58 Tim Pahula Sr. LB 5-10 215 Eagan
59 Josh Miller So. DL 6-4 240 Mound/Mound-Westonka
59 Joe Athman Fr. OL 6-0 250 Bloomington/Kennedy
60 Charles Fowler Fr. OL 6-0 260 Holdingford
60 Chris Russo Fr. LB 5-11 195 Woodbury
61 Eric Johnson Jr. OL 6-0 270 Shakopee
62 Chris Salvato Sr. OL 6-1 265 North Oaks/St. Thomas Academy
63 Mike Downes So. DL 6-1 210 Lakeville
63 Brian White So. OL 6-5 250 St. Paul/St. Thomas Academy
64 Matt Hagen Fr. OL 6-0 225 Farmington
64 Jeremy Mohr Fr. OL 6-3 245 Morris
65 Justin Cass Fr. OL 6-0 280 Eden Prairie
65 Eric Morud So. OL 6-1 285 Bemidji
66 Leif Johnson Jr. OL 6-0 245 International Falls
67 Kyle Schlomann Sr. OL 6-0 250 Olivia/BOLD
67 Kyle Wirth Fr. OL 6-3 225 Shoreview/Totino-Grace
68 Eric Reeve So. OL 6-2 255 Fairmont
69 Andy Minnich Jr. OL 5-11 230 Champlin/Champlin Park
70 Josh Pantzke Jr. OL 6-6 290 Rice/Sartell
71 Brent Vogt So. OL 6-0 225 Olivia/BOLD
71 Andrew Suedbeck Fr. DL 6-2 205 Coon Rapids
72 Ryan Bielat So. DL 6-2 225 Sartell
72 Dave Macalena Fr. OL 5-11 250 Buffalo
73 Jim Mulrooney So. OL 6-4 340 Inver Gr. Hghts/St. Thomas Acad.
74 Sean Conner Fr. OL 6-2 305 West Lebanon, N.H./Lebanon
74 Chris Stapleton Fr. OL 6-3 200 Ramsey/Anoka
75 Craig Kristof Fr. OL 6-2 350 Coon Rapids
75 Chad Powers Fr. DL 6-3 225 Hawick/New London-Spicer
76 Chris Marsh So. OL 6-1 275 Eden Prairie/St. Thomas Academy
76 Mark Koch Jr. DL 6-0 200 Eagle Lake/Mankato Loyala
77 Brian Zirbes Sr. DL 6-3 225 Melrose
77 Eric Hanson Fr. OL 6-3 260 Elk River
78 Tom Engwall So. TE 6-6 245 Hutchinson
78 Anthony Yglesias Fr. DL 5-9 255 Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman
79 Jeff Macalena Sr. OL 6-4 265 Buffalo
80 Rob Steffner Sr. WR 6-0 175 Jackson/Chaska
81 Brian Schnese Fr. DE 6-4 210 Maple Grove
82 Josh Koch Fr. DE 6-4 200 Maplewood/Hill-Murray
82 Kevin Devoy So. WR 5-8 175 Mendota Heights/St. Thomas Acad.
83 Joshua Otto Sr. WR 5-11 170 South Sioux City, Neb.
83 Andrew Trooien Fr. DL 5-8 190 Stillwater
84 Matt Lloyd Sr. TE 6-0 215 Rockford
85 Steve Petersen Fr. DE 6-3 200 Sleepy Eye
85 Brian Ragatz Jr. TE 6-4 220 Mendota Heights/St. Thomas Acad.
86 Blake Elliot So. WR 6-1 195 Melrose
87 Daniel Berendes Sr. TE 6-3 220 Maple Grove/Totino-Grace
88 Phillip Trier Sr. DL 6-3 220 Princeton
88 Jeremy Goltz Fr. WR 6-2 185 Tracy/Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
89 Alex Wesley Sr. DL 6-3 245 Waterville/Waterville-WEM
89 Jeff Paulson So. WR 6-1 185 Mora
90 Nate Feneis Jr. DE 6-0 190 Sartell
90 Brandon Overman Fr. TE 6-3 205 Albany
91 Brian Eder Fr. DL 6-2 243 Stillwater
92 Brian Connelly So. WR 6-1 185 Kasson/Byron
92 Dan Kosel So. DL 6-0 235 St. Cloud/Cathedral
93 Pat Gilbert Jr. DL 6-2 232 St. Paul/St. Thomas Academy
94 Nick Bruns Sr. DL 6-2 235 St. Cloud/Tech
95 Erich Hoffer So. WR 5-11 185 Prior Lake
95 Guy Bellair Fr. DL 6-1 225 Lubbock, Texas
96 Ben Collins Fr. DL 6-1 205 Shoreview/Mounds View
96 Chris Edwards Fr. WR 5-9 168 Winona/Cotter
98 Marcus Hoffer Fr. DE 5-11 190 Prior Lake
99 Trent Weber Fr. DL 6-2 250 Eden Prairie
Head Coach:
John Gagliardi (52nd season overall, 48th season at SJU)
Assistant Coaches:
Jerry Haugen, defensive coordinator, 24th season
John Elton, defense, 20th season
Jim Gagliardi, offensive coordinator, ninth season
Gary Fasching, defense, fifth season
Mike Trewick, offense, third season
Dean Taylor, offense, second season
Jeff Bretherton, offensive line, second season
Brandon Novak, defense, first season
Ben Sieben, offense, first season