FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – March 26, 2025  – The Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation is pleased to announce this year’s eight Scholar-Athlete award winners and 27 Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention selections.

“We are so proud of the outstanding achievements of our Scholar-Athlete award winners and Honorable Mention selections,” said Todd Fultz, President of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation. “Our state is filled with young people who are committed to making a difference on the field, in the classroom and community. It brings me great joy when we read about each athlete’s accomplishments on their nomination paperwork. We can’t wait to recognize and honor these achievements during this summer’s Minnesota Football Honors broadcast.”

The eight Scholar-Athlete award winners are set to be honored on April 13 during a private awards event at the Minnesota Vikings’ TCO Performance Center. The April event will be taped and broadcast during the Minnesota Football Honors television show, which is slated to air this summer. 

Here is a list of this year’s eight Scholar-Athlete award winners:

 

Blake Schiltz: Pine Island

Chase Young: Saint Thomas Academy

Kenneth Adah: Bloomington Kennedy 

Wyatt Birr: Maple River

Jonah Sadowski: Highland Park 

Andrew Marty: Chokio/Alberta

Brock Holthaus: Monticello

Mason Boesl: Parkers Prairie 

 

Here is a list of this year’s Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention selections:

 

Noah Nelson: Hawley High School 

Charlie Cordes: Orono High School 

Jackson Madsen: Granada-Huntley East High School 

Kobe Brown: Bemidji High School 

Johnathon: Becker High School 

Kaden Imdieke: Pillager High School 

Gaven Dean: Lakeville South High School 

Allan Lankfard Jr.: St. Paul Central 

Blake Lyons: Cleveland Public Schools 

Josh Sparby: Belle Plaine High School 

Tate Nelson: Two Harbors High School

Theodore Wackman: Spring Lake High School

Doug Jesperson: Grand Rapids High School

Chase Evink: Hancock High School 

Owen King: Roseville Area High School

Trevor Smith: Tracy Area High School

Eli Klimek: Nevis High School 

Colin McGrain: Edina High School

Brock Cornell: St. Michael-Albertville High School

Camden Hungerholt: Leroy-Ostrander

Cody Kvarnlov: Warroad

Greg Kennedy: Fillmore Central 

Jacob Von Arx: Byron High School

Peyton Mithun: Staples-Motley 

Yahya Yusuf: Washburn

Ben Storlie: Deer River

Henry Reinhard: Concordia Academy 

The Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation’s annual Scholar-Athlete Award honors Minnesota high school football players for their outstanding athletic, academic and community service accomplishments.

To view a statewide map of past and present Minnesota Football Honors Award Winners, visit this site.

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About the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation:

The Minnesota Chapter of The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame is a local non-profit organization whose mission is to promote amateur football’s ability to develop leadership, sportsmanship, competitive spirit and academic excellence in Minnesota’s young people. The Minnesota Chapter recognizes legendary football icons, college football Hall of Famers and Minnesota’s top high school and college football scholar-athletes. For more information, visit www.nffmn.org, or Facebook (@MNFootballHonors) and Twitter (@NFFMN).

Contact:

Todd Fultz, President - Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation

Phone: (612)-325-5500

Media Contact:

Daniel House, Director of Media Relations and Content

Minnesota Chapter of The National Football Foundation

Email: daniel@nffmn.org