Grinnell College football players Ryan Boehm '10 (upper left) and Marquis Bradley '11 (upper right) have been named to the All-Midwest Conference Second Team for the 2009 campaign.

Boehm, a repeat All-MWC selection after earning honorable mention status in 2008, was named to the squad at a special teams spot and Bradley as a linebacker.

Boehm, who was also a key defensive back for the Pioneers, returned 18 punts this season for 125 yards, a 6.9-yard per return average. On defense, he finished fourth on the team in tackles with 70 while also breaking up six passes. Bradley finished second on the team and third in the conference with 107 tackles, including 16 for loss, and three sacks. He also forced three fumbles, recovered one and had an interception.

Honorable mention selections from Grinnell included wide receiver Robert Seer '12 (bottom left), offensive lineman Chris Jarmon '12 (bottom center) and defensive back Marc Heronemus '11 (bottom right).

Seer led the Pioneers in receiving this season with 47 catches for 760 yards and 12 touchdowns. He averaged 76 yards a game. Heronemus ranked seventh on the team in tackles with 52, including 2.5 for loss, while also intercepting a pass and recovering a fumble. Jarmon was a key blocker for an offense that produced more than 2,900 yards of offense during the season.

Conference champion Monmouth College swept the individual All-MWC awards, with quarterback Alex Taney repeating as Offensive Player of the Year and Steve Bell winning the Coach of the Year award again. Anthony Goranson was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year.
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Beloit College used a big second half to stop the Grinnell College football team 41-7 in the season finale for both teams Saturday afternoon in Beloit, Wis.

Beloit led just 15-6 at halftime after scoring two touchdowns and a field goal. However, Grinnell sliced the lead to 15-7 by halftime thanks to a 6-yard touchdown run by Mike Martinez '10 (pictured) with 29 seconds left in the second period. The drive began with a 24-yard pass from Mike McCabe '13 to Logan Granera '12 and also included a 14-yard rush by TJ Schaid '13. The touchdown was followed by an extra point kick by Scott Koenning '10.

However, Beloit responded with 19 third-period points to lead 34-7 and added a touchdown in the fourth quarter to finish off the scoring.

Granera caught six passes for 56 yards, while Schaid was Grinnell's leading rusher with 49 yards. Defensively, Marquis Bradley '11 had 20 tackles for Grinnell, Ryan Fletcher '11 tallied nine and Ryan Boehm '10 had eight. Ryan Creps '12 forced a fumble.

Grinnell finished off its campaign at 2-7 in the Midwest Conference and 2-8 overall, while Beloit is 5-4 in the MWC and 6-4 in all games.
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The Grinnell College football team will finish up its 2009 campaign Saturday with a contest at Beloit College. Game time is noon.

Grinnell is 2-6 in the Midwest Conference and 2-7 overall following a 38-17 home setback to Ripon College last Saturday. In that contest, Mike McCabe '13 threw for 352 yards and two touchdowns while Kelsey Davis '12 caught five passes for 123 yards. Robert Seer '12 had three catches for 112 yards.

Defensively, Marquis Bradley '11 had 16 tackles, Ryan Boehm '10 came up with 12, Kyle Lobaugh '10 added 11 and Ryan Fletcher '11 tallied 10.

For the season, McCabe has completed 85-of-186 passes for 1,128 yards and 11 touchdowns. Seer has 46 catches for 756 yards and 12 scores, while Logan Granera '12 has 37 catches for 313 yards.

John Hereford '10 leads the MWC in tackles with 108, while Bradley and Fletcher are also in the top 10 with 87 and 73, respectively.

Beloit enters the game at 4-4 in the league and 5-4 in all contests. Quarterback Brian Maughn has completed 150-of-264 passes for 2,325 yards and 16 touchdowns. His primary targets have been Julian Ross, who has 47 catches for 854 yards and six touchdowns, and Andy Christensen, who has 39 catches for 571 yards and four scores.

Defensively, Tony Baratti is second in the league behind Hereford in tackles with 100. Vince Salucci has 58 stops and Matt Fogerty has 50.
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After hanging with Ripon College early on, and even leading, the Grinnell College football team saw the visitors put up a 24-point second quarter as the Red Hawks went on to post a 38-17 victory at Rosenbloom Field Saturday afternoon.

After forcing Ripon to punt on its opening series, Grinnell went to work with a drive that included a 48-yard pass from Mike McCabe '13 to Kelsey Davis '12 and another throw to Davis of 11 yards before Scott Koenning '10 (left) booted a 34-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead with 9:31 left in the first period.

But Ripon responded with a fury, as Matthew Miller rushed for a touchdown later in the period and added three more scores to go along with a field goal by Jacob Gahart to make it 31-3 at halftime.

Miller, who rushed for 152 yards in the game, added a TD in the third period to make it 38-3. The Pioneers refused to fold, though, putting together a five-play, 51-yard scoring drive that included a 19-yard pass from McCabe to Logan Granera '12. The series was capped by a 24-yard TD pass from McCabe to Granera with 3:38 left in the third period. Koenning's extra point kick made it 38-10.

Grinnell finished off the scoring when McCabe threw his third TD pass of the day, a 48-yarder to Robert Seer '12 with 12:51 left in the fourth period. Koenning's point after kick made it 38-17.

McCabe threw for 352 yards, completing 15-of-44 aerials. Davis caught five passes for 123 yards and Seer had three catches for 112 yards. Defensively, Marquis Bradley '11 (right) had 16 tackles, Ryan Boehm '10 totaled 12, Kyle Lobaugh '10 had 11 and Ryan Fletcher '10 tallied 10.

Grinnell is now 2-6 in the Midwest Conference and 2-7 overall, while Ripon improved to 6-2 in league play and 6-3 in all games. The Pioneers conclude the regular season next Saturday at Beloit College. Game time is noon.
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The Grinnell College football team suffered a 55-34 setback to the high-powered offensive Illinois College squad Saturday afternoon in Jacksonville, Ill.

Mike McCabe '13 (pictured) sparked the Pioneers by setting a school record with 67 pass attempts, completing 34 while throwing for 377 yards and four touchdowns. The previous record for pass attempts was 59, established by Ben Remington '08 in 2007. The Pioneers also set a school mark for plays in a game with 105.

The teams were tied 6-6 early on. After Illinois College scored, Grinnell got a 7-yard run by TJ Schaid '13 for a score with 6:38 left in the first period. The extra point kick was blocked.

Illinois College went up 20-6 in the second period before Robert LaPorte '12 caught a 9-yard scoring pass from McCabe and Scott Koenning '10 kicked the extra point to make it a 20-13 game at the 6:18 mark. Included in the drive was a 62-yard pass from McCabe to Robert Seer '12.

The hosts led 27-13 at halftime and built that cushion to 41-13 before Seer grabbed a 9-yard TD pass from McCabe in the third period and Koenning kicked the extra point. Illinois College added a touchdown to make it 47-20 entering the final period.

Grinnell closed out its scoring in the fourth period with TD passes from McCabe to Seer from 16 yards and to Kelsey Davis '12 from 19 yards. Koenning had both extra point kicks.

Logan Granera '12 had nine catches for 66 yards, while Seer had eight for 140 yards. Defensively, Marquis Bradley '11 had nine tackles.

Grinnell plays its final home game of the 2009 campaign when Ripon College visits Rosenbloom Field next Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
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After spotting Lake Forest College a sizable lead, the Grinnell College football team made a monstrous comeback and nearly rallied for the tie before losing a 35-28 thriller at Rosenbloom Field Saturday afternoon.

In his first start at quarterback in replacing the injured Mike Bogard '12, Mike McCabe '13 (left) threw four scoring passes for Grinnell. He connected on 25-of-51 aerials for 278 yards. Robert Seer '12 (right) caught 11 passes for 139 yards and three scores.

Lake Forest jumped to a 14-0 lead by the end of the first period and was up 21-0 before Seer got the Pioneers into the scoring column when he caught a 24-yard pass from Mike McCabe. Sparking the drive was a 28-yard pass from McCabe to Mike McLeran '12 and an 11-yard run by McCabe. Scott Koenning '10 kicked the extra point, making it 21-7 with 4:42 left in the half.

However, Lake Forest added a touchdown a short time later for a 28-7 halftime lead. Grinnell got the lone touchdown of the third period, an 18-yard scoring pass from McCabe to Mike Martinez '10. The 12-play, 61-yard drive included a 17-yard pass from McCabe to Seer. Again, Koenning hit the extra point to make it 28-14 with 9:24 left.

McCabe to Seer was the combination again at the 9:59 mark of the fourth period, this time an 11-yard pass that followed by Koenning's extra point brought Grinnell within 28-21. That drive included a 20-yard pass from McCabe to Logan Granera '12.

However, Lake Forest got a TD at the 7:51 mark to go ahead 35-21, only to see Grinnell roar back as McCabe again hit Seer with a 20-yard scoring pass. Koenning's extra-point brought the Pioneers within 35-28 at the 5:32 mark. The drive included a 14-yard pass to Seer from McCabe.

Grinnell held Lake Forest on its ensuing drive to force a punt, and the Pioneers put together a drive that saw them go from their own 31-yard line to Lake Forest's 17 with the aid of four big first downs. However, the series ended on downs with an incomplete pass and the Foresters ran out the clock from there.

Grinnell's defense was led by John Hereford '10, who had 16 tackles, and Marquis Bradley '11 with 13. Ben Johnson '10 had an interception.

Both teams are now 2-4 in the Midwest Conference and 2-5 overall. Grinnell now takes to the road, meeting Illinois College at Jacksonville next Saturday.
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Marquis Bradley '11, a 5-foot-11, 202-pound strong safety from Grinnell College (Wichita, Kan./Independence), has been named the Midwest Conference Football Defensive Performer of the Week.

Bradley played a huge role in the Pioneers' 27-12 victory at Knox College on Saturday. He forced two fumbles in the first 1:46 of the contest, the first which he returned for a 27-yard touchdown at the 13:23 mark of the first period. On the ensuing kickoff, he forced another that led to a Grinnell touchdown two plays later. For the game, he led the team with 16 tackles including 4.5 for loss.

The MWC Offensive Performer of the Week is Monmouth quarterback Alex Tanney, while the Special Teams Performer of the Week is Tim Nass of Carroll University.
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Grinnell scored 17 points in the first period on its way to a 17-3 halftime lead. The first score came with 13:23 left when Marquis Bradley '11 (left) returned a fumble he forced 27 yards for a score. Mike Bogard's '12 kick made it 7-0.

Bradley got in on the action again, as he forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and Marc Heronemus '11 recovered (right). Two plays later, TJ Schaid '13 scampered 3 yards for a score and Bogard kicked the point after.

Heronemus' defensive presence became known again a short time later when he intercepted a Knox pass, leading to Bogard kicking a 35-yard field goal for a 17-0 lead with 7:59 left.

The only scoring in the second period was a Knox field goal, and the only scoring in the next frame was a 22-yard field goal at the 9:53 mark by Grinnell's Scott Koenning '10, kicking for Bogard who had been injured earlier in the half.

Knox closed within 20-6 early in the fourth quarter on another field goal before Grinnell's Mike McCabe '13 hit Robert Seer '12 with a 49-yard scoring strike with 4:56 left in the game. Koenning's point after made it 27-6. Knox scored its first touchdown of the game at the 2:31 mark, but Grinnell rode things out from there for the easy win.

Bogard completed 13-of-22 passes for 119 points and Kelsey Davis '12 had seven catches for 73 yards. Bradley and Ryan Creps '12 each had 15 tackles for the Pioneers, while John Hereford '10 added 14 and Ryan Fletcher '11 nine.

Grinnell is now 2-3 in the MWC and 2-4 overall, while Knox dipped to 0-5 in league play and 0-6 overall. The Pioneers entertain Lake Forest College next Saturday in a 1 p.m. showdown at Rosenbloom Field.
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The Grinnell College football team discovered why Monmouth College is ranked 11th in the nation Saturday, as the Fighting Scots rolled up a 59-0 home victory in Midwest Conference play.

Monmouth shot out to a 42-0 lead by the end of the first period and was up 49-0 at intermission. Alex Tanney passed for three scores and 257 yards overall, while Caleb Pratt rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns.

Mike Bogard '12 passed for 105 yards for Grinnell, while Robert Seer '12 and Brian Westerlind '12 each caught three passes. Seer gained 48 yards on his receptions and Westerlind 35 yards.

John Hereford '10 had and Ryan Fletcher '11 had big games on defense for Grinnell with 16 and 15 tackles, respectively. Marquis Bradley '11 had two tackles for loss.

Monmouth improved to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the league, while Grinnell dipped to 1-4 overall and 1-3 in the MWC. The Pioneers will attempt to get back into the win column next Saturday when they play Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. Game time is 1 p.m.
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The Grinnell College football team not only won its first game of the 2009 season on Saturday, but did so in convincing fashion.

Mike Bogard '12 (left) had a hand in five touchdowns and the defense stifled the Lawrence University offense, giving the Pioneers a 42-0 blanking of the Vikings at Rosenbloom Field.

Bogard hit Robert Seer '12 with two scoring passes and Kelsey Davis '12 with another, and then ran for two more scores as Grinnell improved to 1-2 in the Midwest Conference and 1-3 overall. Lawrence fell to 0-3 in both the league and overall.

The defensive effort was balanced for Grinnell, as 24 Pioneers had at least one tackle and Lawrence was limited to a mere 186 yards of total offense. Chad Christoff '10 (right) had 10 stops for Grinnell, while John Hereford '10 added eight and Ryan Fletcher '11 six. Jake Thompson '10 and Ryan Creps '12 each had sacks.

Bogard was amazing through the air, completing 25-of-35 passes for 200 yards. His favorite receiver was Brian Westerlind '12, who had seven catches for 59 yards. Logan Granera '12 added six catches and Seer four.

Grinnell grabbed a 7-0 first-period lead when Bogard hit Seer from 6 yards out with 0:02 left. Bogard also kicked the extra point. The drive was sparked by completions of 17 and 14 yards to Westerlind.

The Pioneers tacked on three more touchdowns in the second period, the first a 26-yard run by Bogard with 7:51 left, the next a 1-yard plunge by Bogard with 4:39 left and the last a 22-yard pass from Bogard to Seer at the 1:31 mark. In all cases, Bogard kicked the extra point to put Grinnell up 28-0 at intermission.

In the third period, Bogard hit Davis with a 32-yard scoring strike at the 4:08 mark, and TJ Schaid '13 had a 3-yard score at the 10:55 mark of the fourth period. Again, Bogard kicked both extra points.

Lawrence was close to getting on the board late in the game, but the Pioneer defense rose to the occasion when Matt John '12 blocked a 35-yard field goal attempt and Fernando Jenkins '10 recovered the ball.

Grinnell now hits the road for two straight games, starting this coming Saturday with a contest at Monmouth College. Game time is 1 p.m.
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Grinnell College gave another foe all it could handle, but in the end Carroll University escaped with a 28-21 home win over the Pioneers Saturday in Waukesha, Wis.

Grinnell, 0-2 in the Midwest Conference and 0-3 overall, has lost its three games by a mere combined 17 points. Carroll improved to 1-1 in the league and 1-2 overall.

Mike Bogard '12 (pictured) had a big game at quarterback for Grinnell, completing 21-of-35 passes for 177 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Logan Granera '12 caught six passes for 43 yards and Robert Seer '12 had five snags for 63 yards. Defensively, John Hereford '10 had 12 tackles while Ryan Fletcher '11 and Marc Heronemus '11 had 10 each. Marquis Bradley '11 had an interception.

Carroll jumped out to a 14-0 lead with TDs on its first two possessions, but then Grinnell jumped back into contention to tie things at 14-all at halftime. The first scoring drive consisted of 15 plays covering 84 yards and included a 21-yard and 18-yard pass from Bogard to Seer, as well as an 11-yard toss to Brian Westerlind '12. Logan Granera '12 capped the drive with a 2-yard TD run at the 9:49 mark of the second period and Bogard kicked the extra point.

The next scoring drive was a 12-play, 60-yard series that was capped when Bogard hit Westerlind with a 19-yard TD pass with 1:52 left in the half. Bogard's kick tied the game.

Grinnell took the lead in the third period, beginning the 12-play, 77-yard drive after Carroll missed a field goal. Bogard finished the series when he hit Joey Snyder '10 with a 14-yard scoring pass at the 3:12 mark. Again Bogard hit the extra point for a 21-14 lead.

However, Carroll bounced right back when Joe Beckstrand ran 60 yards for a touchdown the play after the ensuing kickoff. The extra point tied things at 21-all.

Grinnell was forced to punt on its next series and the hosts responded with another touchdown and extra point to account for the final score.

The Pioneers will attempt to get into the win column next Saturday when Lawrence University visits for a 1 p.m. game at Rosenbloom Field.
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Ryan Fletcher '11, a 6-foot-4, 228-pound linebacker from Grinnell College (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central), has been named the Midwest Conference Football Defensive Performer of the Week.

Fletcher played a big part in allowing the Pioneers to nearly knock off highly-touted St. Norbert College on Saturday. He had 2.5 sacks, including one that forced a fumble early in the game which resulted in a Grinnell field goal. Fletcher also had seven tackles and two pass breakups. For the season, Fletcher has 12 tackles.

The MWC Offensive Performer of the Week is Illinois College quarterback Mitch Niekamp, while the Special Teams Performer of the Week is Logan Krueger of St. Norbert College.

The Grinnell College football team gave highly-touted St. Norbert College all it could handle, and then some, in the Midwest Conference opener for both teams Saturday at Rosenbloom Field.

Grinnell pushed the Green Knights, who last week knocked off nationally-ranked Wartburg College, to the limit before coming up just a bit short as the visitors escaped with a 14-11 victory.

St. Norbert may have piled up more than 500 yards against Wartburg, but a stifling Pioneer defense held the visitors to a mere 237 yards.

That defense showed it meant business early on when Ryan Fletcher '11 (pictured) delivered a jarring hit on St. Norbert quarterback Rob Berger, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Kyle Lobaugh '10. Four plays later, Mike Bogard '12 split the uprights with a 36-yard field goal to put Grinnell on the board at the 2:31 mark of the first period.

The defense continued to sparkle, allowing just solo touchdown runs by John Weninger in the second and third periods to put St. Norbert ahead 14-3.

In the fourth period, Fletcher recorded a sack of Berger to end a Green Knight drive. That led to Grinnell putting together a nine-play, 60-yard drive that concluded with an 18-yard pass from Kelsey Davis '12 to Robert Seer '12. Mike Bogard '12 then hit Brian Westerlind '12 on the two-point conversion, making it 14-12 with 5:43 left.

Grinnell then stopped St. Norbert on its next drive to give itself a final chance, but the Pioneers' ensuing drive ended on downs and St. Norbert ran out the clock from there.

John Hereford '10 had another big defensive game with 12 tackles, while Marquis Bradley '11 added 10, Ryan Boehm '10 had nine and Ryan Creps '12 tallied eight. Fletcher had 2.5 sacks, while Curtis McCoy '10 and Jake Thompson '11 had one apiece.

Offensively, Davis had five catches and Seer four for 51 yards. Bogard completed 14-of-32 passes for 118 yards.

Grinnell plays its first road game of the season next Saturday at Carroll University. Game time in Waukesha, Wis., is 1 p.m.
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The Grinnell College Pioneer football team made a late charge, but fell just a bit short in Saturday's season opener as Cornell College pulled out a 28-21 victory at Rosenbloom Field.

Grinnell got within seven points with 41 seconds remaining as Mike Bogard '12 hit Robert Seer '12 with an 8-yard scoring strike and Bogard followed with the point after. The Pioneers then attempted an onside kick, but Cornell recovered and ran out the clock.

Bogard also hit Seer with a scoring pass in the second period, while Kelsey Davis '12 scored the Pioneers' other TD. Seer caught four passes for 99 yards, while Bogard passed for 182 yards and was also the team's leading rusher with 46 yards.

John Hereford '10 (right) was Grinnell's leading tackler with 15, including seven solos, while Ryan Boehm '10 added nine stops and Ryan Creps '12 and Jake Thompson '10 eight apiece. Creps also had an interception. Ben Johnson '10 added three pass breakups.

Andrew Burdick passed for 190 yards for Cornell and rushed for another 103.

Cornell opened the scoring in the first period with a field goal before Davis scored for Grinnell from 5 yards out and Bogard booted the extra point for a 7-3 Pioneer lead. Davis began the 10-play drive with an 8-yard run, while Bogard hit Mike McLeran '12 with a 9-yard pass.

Both teams scored touchdowns in the second period, first Cornell and then Grinnell as Seer hauled in a 67-yard pass from Bogard. Bogard's kick made it 14-9, which it remained until halftime.

The Rams took control in the third period, scoring two touchdowns for a 21-14 lead. They added another score early in the fourth frame for a 28-14 edge. Grinnell's next two drives stalled before the Pioneers put together a six-play, 47-yard scoring drive that was capped by Bogard hitting Seer with a TD pass. Joey Snyder '10 had a 13-yard reception during the drive and Davis an 11-yarder.

Grinnell will attempt to even its record next Saturday when St. Norbert College visits for the Midwest Conference opener. Game time at Rosenbloom Field is 1 p.m.
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