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