2005 St. Olaf Football Roster
* denotes captain for 2005-2006 season
| # | Year | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School/Last School | |
| 1 | Deontae Hutchins | So. | DB | 6-1 | 179 | Pensacola, Fla. | Pine Forest |
| 2 | Horace Gant | So. | WR | 6-3 | 206 | Pensacola, Fla. | Pine Forest |
| 3 | Sean O'Hagan | So. | WR | 6-1 | 183 | Burnsville, Minn. | Academy of Holy Angels |
| 4 | Jeremy Lund | Jr. | WR | 6-3 | 205 | Mankato, Minn. | West |
| 5 | Erik Steinmetz | So. | DB | 6-2 | 209 | Inver Grove, Minn. | Simley |
| 6 | Matt Dean | Sr. | DB | 6-1 | 184 | Apple Valley, Minn. | Apple Valley |
| 7 | Brandon Joyce | Jr. | TE | 6-1 | 231 | Mahtomedi, Minn. | Mahtomedi |
| 8 | Preston St. John | So. | WR | 6-1 | 193 | Farmington, Minn. | Farmington |
| 9 | Jason Wilsey | Sr. | QB | 6-1 | 209 | Columbia Heights, Minn. | Columbia Heights |
| 10 | Robert McDonald | So. | DB | 5-11 | 154 | Orlando, Fla. | Cypress Creek |
| 11 | Tyler Hart | So. | QB | 6-3 | 209 | Becker, Minn. | Becker |
| 12 | Jake Stroud | Fy | QB | 6-5 | 200 | Basehor, Kan. | Hillcrest Lutheran |
| 13 | Greg St. Remy | Fy | WR | 6-2 | 179 | Kissimmee, Fla. | Poinciana |
| 14 | Zach Chalgren | Fy | QB | 6-2 | 178 | Chaska, Minn. | Holy Family |
| 15 | Derek Bauer | Fy | DB | 6-0 | 167 | Buffalo, Minn. | Buffalo |
| 16 | Matt Penz | So. | QB | 6-1 | 196 | Rochester, Minn. | Mayo |
| 17 | Zack Vanek | Fy | QB | 6-1 | 219 | Prior Lake, Minn. | Prior Lake |
| 18 | Trey Williams | Sr. | DB | 5-11 | 178 | Pensacola, Fla. | Pensacola |
| 19 | Ryan Anderson | Jr. | WR | 5-10 | 191 | Foley, Minn. | Foley |
| 20 | Tony De La Hunt | Sr. | LB | 6-1 | 219 | Apple Valley, Minn. | Apple Valley |
| 21 | Andrew Schmiesing | So. | WR | 6-4 | 189 | Stillwater, Minn. | Stillwater |
| 22 | Latravis Henry | Jr. | LB | 5-9 | 181 | Orlando, Florida | Jones |
| 23 | David Pederson | So. | RB | 6-1 | 216 | Duluth, Minn. | Marshall |
| 24 | Jake Porter | Sr. | LB | 5-11 | 189 | Woodbury, Minn. | Woodbury |
| 26 | Alexander Solomon | Fy | WR | 6-0 | 193 | Altamonte Springs , Fla. | Lake Brantley |
| 27 | Anthony Rogers | Sr. | DB | 5-9 | 177 | St. Paul | Como Park |
| 28 | Dan Klopp | Sr. | DB | 6-0 | 171 | Duluth, Minn. | East |
| 29 | John Davis* | Sr. | LB | 6-0 | 194 | Edina, Minn. | Edina |
| 30 | Marc Olson | Jr. | RB | 5-8 | 179 | Prior Lake, Minn. | Prior Lake |
| 31 | Ben Roff | So. | RB | 5-10 | 218 | Osseo, Minn. | Osseo |
| 32 | Jay Higgins | So. | RB | 5-11 | 217 | Lakeland, Minn. | Stillwater |
| 33 | Tony Mason | Jr. | LB | 5-11 | 184 | Pillager, Minn. | Pillager |
| 34 | Bobby Andrade | Jr. | RB | 5-7 | 189 | Bell Gardens, Calif. | Bell Gardens |
| 35 | Ryan Ashley | So. | RB | 5-11 | 204 | Mendota Heights, Minn. | Henry Sibley |
| 36 | Mike Getter | So. | DB | 5-7 | 165 | St. Paul | Highland Park |
| 37 | Paul Fortman | So. | K/P | 6-0 | 183 | Stillwater, Minn. | Stillwater |
| 38 | Mack Ziemer | Fy | DB | 6-2 | 188 | Lake Elmo, Minn. | Stillwater |
| 39 | Chris Ryan | Jr. | RB | 5-10 | 193 | Grantsburg, Wis. | Grantsburg |
| 41 | Evan Endsley | Fy | RB | 6-0 | 190 | Eagan, Minn. | Eagan |
| 42 | James Barnett | Fy | RB | 6-0 | 202 | Minneapolis, Minn. | Minnehaha Academy |
| 43 | Thomas Warfield | Jr. | LB | 6-1 | 232 | Minneapolis, Minn. | Washburn |
| 44 | Steven Wood | Jr. | LB | 6-3 | 196 | Wells, Minn. | Dakota Wesleyan |
| 45 | A.J. Mercado | Fy | LB | 6-1 | 190 | St. Paul | Como Park |
| 46 | Harrison Dotson | Fy | DB | 5-11 | 170 | Long Prairie, Minn. | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle |
| 47 | Peter St. Lawrence | Jr. | DB | 6-0 | 185 | Goshen, N.Y. | Goshen |
| 48 | Corey Nelson | Fy | RB | 5-11 | 161 | Maple Grove, Minn. | Maple Grove |
| 49 | Chris Feehan | Jr. | RB | 5-11 | 197 | Corcoran, Minn. | Rockford |
| 50 | Brian Collins | Sr. | LB | 6-0 | 197 | Hudson, Wis. | Hudson |
| 51 | Jake Lodahl | Fy | LB | 6-2 | 204 | Maplewood, Minn. | Tartan |
| 52 | Craig Botnen | Jr. | LB | 6-0 | 228 | Billings, Mont. | Billings |
| 53 | Seth Huiras | Fy | LB | 5-9 | 182 | Random Lake, Wis. | Random Lake |
| 54 | Nick Rydberg | So. | LB | 6-0 | 225 | Inver Grove, Minn. | Simley |
| 55 | Sean Dawson | Fy | DE | 6-2 | 232 | Sumner, Wash. | White River |
| 56 | Eric Yuen | So. | OL | 6-2 | 309 | Apple Valley, Minn. | Eastview |
| 57 | Brent Hagerty | Fy | DL | 6-3 | 193 | Northfield, Minn. | Northfield |
| 58 | Charlie Mylrea | So. | LB | 6-2 | 229 | Champlin Park, Minn. | Champlin Park |
| 59 | Paul Rischmiller | So. | LB | 5-11 | 221 | Le Sueur, Minn. | Le Sueur - Henderson |
| 60 | Dustin Burgemeister | Fy | LB | 5-9 | 194 | Redwood Falls, Minn. | Redwood Valley |
| 61 | Matt Churchill | Jr. | OL | 6-1 | 283 | North St. Paul, Minn. | No. St. Paul/NDSCS |
| 62 | Pete Cathcart* | Sr. | OL | 6-1 | 253 | Lakeville, Minn. | Lakeville |
| 63 | Tyler Meuleners | Jr. | OL | 5-11 | 283 | Young America, Minn. | Norwood-Young America |
| 64 | Charlie Biskupic | Fy | OL | 6-5 | 308 | Appleton, Wis. | North |
| 65 | Mike Kuprian | Jr. | DT | 6-0 | 219 | Stillwater, Minn. | Mound Park Academy |
| 66 | Jack Temple | Fy | LB | 5-10 | 199 | LaCrosse, Wis. | LaCrosse |
| 67 | Zach Bunnell | Jr. | OL | 6-0 | 277 | Lakeville, Minn. | Lakeville |
| 68 | Blake Hamel | So. | OL | 6-0 | 294 | Lake Mary, Fla. | Lake Mary |
| 70 | Zeke Heydenreich | Fy | OL | 6-5 | 283 | North Andover, Mass. | Lake Mary |
| 71 | Joe Bari | So. | OL | 6-2 | 269 | Apple Valley, Minn. | Holy Angels |
| 72 | Mitch Murdock | Fy | OL | 6-4 | 263 | Orlando, Fla. | Freedom |
| 73 | Jeremy Thomas | Jr. | OL | 6-5 | 254 | Orlando, Fla. | Colonial |
| 74 | Paul Schwingler | Fy | OL | 6-2 | 294 | Rochester, Minn. | Century |
| 75 | Brady Swanson | Fy | DT | 6-5 | 258 | St. James, Minn. | St. James |
| 76 | Nathan Grinager | Fy | OL | 6-3 | 276 | St. Paul, Minn. | St. Paul Academy |
| 77 | Tom Nickerson | So. | OL | 6-3 | 303 | Lakeland, Minn. | Stillwater |
| 78 | Anthony Cirelli | Fy | OL | 6-0 | 322 | Daytona Beach, Fla. | Daytona Beach |
| 79 | Jordan Bechdol | Fy | OL | 6-6 | 357 | Long Lake, Minn. | Orono |
| 80 | Ryan St. John | Fy | WR | 6-2 | 189 | Farmington, Minn. | Farmington |
| 82 | Pat Bottini | Jr. | DE | 6-6 | 263 | Sartell, Minn. | Sartell |
| 83 | Roman Kopylov | Fy | DB | 5-10 | 160 | Prior Lake, Minn. | Prior Lake |
| 84 | Mike Lemmage | Jr. | WR | 6-3 | 225 | Buffalo, Minn. | Rockford |
| 86 | Jason Anderson | Fy | WR | 6-1 | 179 | Grants Pass, OR | Hidden Valley |
| 87 | Christopher Lillehei | Fy | DE | 6-3 | 205 | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | Brookline |
| 88 | Kelsey Mattison | Fy | TE | 6-5 | 204 | Redwood Falls, Minn. | Redwood Valley |
| 89 | Matt Nelson | Fy | TE | 6-3 | 197 | Eagan, Minn. | Eagan |
| 90 | Neil Hutton | So. | DE | 6-2 | 234 | Kenyon, Minn. | Kenyon-Wanamingo |
| 91 | Andre Conner | Sr. | DE | 5-10 | 261 | Pensacola, Fla. | Pine Forest |
| 92 | Neal Holthus | Fy | DT | 6-2 | 239 | Hopkins, Minn. | Hopkins |
| 93 | Peter Nelson | Jr. | DT | 6-2 | 261 | Le Sueur , Minn. | Le Sueur - Henderson |
| 94 | Jason Holthus | Sr. | DT | 6-2 | 323 | Hopkins, Minn. | Hopkins |
| 95 | James Bechdol | So. | DE | 6-4 | 248 | Orono, Minn. | Orono |
| 96 | Tony Bussa | Fy | DT | 6-0 | 273 | Duluth, Minn. | Marshall |
| 97 | Ben Veach | Jr. | DE | 6-1 | 243 | Orono, Minn. | Orono |
| 98 | John Williams, Jr. | Fy | DE | 6-5 | 219 | Marshfield, Wis. | Marshfield |
| 99 | Chris Orcasitas | Fy | DT | 6-1 | 301 | Winter Garden, Fla. | West Orange |
Coaching Staff
Chris Meidt, Head Coach - Through 4th Season (24-16, 17-15 MIAC)
Rob McCarthy, Defensive Coordinator
Craig Stern, Safties, Recruiting Coordinator
Todd Murray, Offensive Assistant
Aaron Sinclair, Running Backs
Steve Lydon, Offensive Line
Chris Stanton, Wide Recievers
Glenn Hansen, Inside Linebackers
Gerhard Meidt, Special Teams, Asst. Offensive Line
Gordon Marino, Scout Teams
Steve Murray, Cornerbacks
Managers
Peter Hayes
Karl Anderson
Ashley Novak
Team Doctor
Dr. Scott Koehler
Trainer
Angie Selseth
Student Trainers
Josh Schulteis
Bekki Hagen
Lisa Hinz
Lindsey Weier
Kyle McDermott
