2019 All-MIAC Awards: MN Prep Highlight Edition (HM Offense)

In this second to last edition of Northstar Football News' 2019 All-MIAC Awards Minnesota Prep Series, the honorable mention selections are highlighted as we go back and review their college football careers as well as their MN prep accolades. These eight Minnesota boys have proudly represented our state throughout their athletic careers and deserves to have their hard work celebrated after being awarded an All-MIAC HM nod. I hope you enjoy! QB: Tommy Dolan (6'4, 191 lbs.) Junior. University of St. Thomas. St. Paul, Minn. St. Thomas Academy. In his first year as the Tommie signal-caller, Dolan received his first All-MIAC nod with this honorable mention selection in 2019. [caption id="attachment_16432" align="alignright" width="217"] Dolan at UST.[/caption] He completed only 2-4 passes for 21 yards and a pick in 2018, but threw for 1,924 yards and 19 TD's to only seven interceptions this season with a 60.4 completion percentage to boot. The St. Paul native and STA grad is stepping into the footprints of Mr. Football winner Jacques Perra (Roseville) and fellow STA grad John Gould - who threw for 2,974 yards and 27 TDs in the Tommies 2015 Stagg Bowl appearance. Tough to shoes to fill, but Dolan has shown since his prep days that he's no stranger to the big stage as he led the Cadets to a state championship appearance in '16 and was a captain and All-Conference pick for STA. Keep an eye for out #18 next season. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/29M3xR">STA Hudl</a> QB: Quinn Frisell (6'3, 205 lbs.) Senior. Augsburg University. Plymouth, Minn. Armstrong HS & Itasca CC. Frisell was a strong MIAC QB who helped the Auggies compete in the conference after the legendary career of former Minneapolis Southwest grad and Mr. Football finalist and DIII All-American Ayrton Scott came to a close a few years back. Frisell had been unaccustomed to longevity in his prep career until coming to Augsburg, as according to his bio he moved six times between K-12 through three states, six towns, and two different high schools (Mankato-East and Robbinsdale Armstrong). At East he set three single season passing records and in his career between both schools he was named All-Conference, Offensive MVP, and Iron Man. After a year spent at Itasca Community College where he earned an offer to Mississippi Valley State and garnered FBS, FCS, and D2 attention, Frisell chose to attend Augsburg University in Minneapolis where he immediately started at QB. His inaugural MIAC season in 2017 resulted in Frisell leading the conference in total passing yards (2,575) and TDs (26) and was named All-MIAC HM. An unfortunate injury in the second game of his junior year ended his season. This year as a senior Frisell attempted 203 passes for 116 completions with 1,266 yards plus nine TDs to seven interceptions. The Auggies had a down year in 2019 and replaced longtime head coach Frank Haege with Auggie alum and former three-sport stud Darren Lamker, who helped Osseo win a state title in 2015 and was recently Edina's HC. Without Frisell these past few years, there's no telling how bleak AU could have looked. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9197763/5a0117ee2aa6782dd84ff034">Augsburg Hudl</a> and Itasca Hudl: QB: Blake Kragnes (6'5, 230 lbs.) Senior. Concordia College-Moorhead. Dilworth, Minn. Dilworth-Glydon-Felton HS. Kragnes is a big boy, to say the least. The Dilworth giant was a good fit in Concordia's reverted triple option attack after originally coming in committed to playing TE for the Cobbers. DGF high school is a small class powerhouse with quality football, basketball, and wrestling teams everywhere, and those are the only ones I can name off the top of my head. [caption id="attachment_16431" align="alignleft" width="166"] Kragnes (9) at DGF.[/caption] Kragnes played football, basketball, and baseball and was the District MVP as a QB and also played DB on the Rebel football team and was an All-Conference selection. He led the Rebels to the state semifinals his senior year as well. He rushed for 528 yards off 118 rushes in '19 to go along with 8 TDs and a longest run of 66 yards. He has rushed for 19 TDs in college career. In 2019 he also passed for 536 yards and 5 TDs to put his career totals at 1,843 yards and 14 TDs. RB: Quran Al-Hameed (5'8, 185 lbs.) Junior. Augsburg University. Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury HS & NDSCS. Al-Hameed was a newcomer to the MIAC as a junior JUCO transfer from North Dakota State College of Science in Whapeton, North Dakota where he was named HM All-MCAC in 2014-15. [caption id="attachment_16435" align="alignright" width="243"] Al-Hameed @ NDSCS[/caption] The Woodbury graduate and native rushed for 722 yards off 140 attempts with eight TDs in his inaugural MIAC season and had 413 return yards as well. Al-Hameed both started and finished 2019 strong with 21 carries for 94 yards and two TDs in the Auggies opening game at Ripon College, 83 yards vs. St. Olaf Week 4, 17 carries for 146 yards and two TDs Week 7 vs. GAC, and 30 carries for 19- and two TDs Week 10 at Hamline. I'm excited to watch what he can do in 2020. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/918002/5721c7119a90ec55408c9858">Woodbury Hudl</a> & <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/918002/5721b57490eead5d90affd8c">NDSCS Hudl</a> RB: Sid Boros (6'0, 181 lbs.) Sophomore. Bethel University. Becker, Minn. Becker High School. Becker is a great program Northwest of the Twin Cities that produces impressive athletes at all levels such as D3 All-American and recent BU grad Dawson Brown (6'3, 217 lbs.), the Radunz boys at NDSU, and now Sid Boros. [caption id="attachment_16436" align="alignleft" width="300"] Boros as a Bulldog.[/caption] The SCTimes All-Area standout honoree rushed for more than 3,000 yards his last two seasons as a Bulldog to help them earn yet another section title and 4A state playoff appearance. He was also an All-State pick, All-State academic selection, football MVP, and All-District. According to his Bethel bio his best performance in high school was against rival Big Lake when he ran for 262 yards and tied the school's rushing record. Keep an eye out for #28 these next two years on the MIAC rushing boards. <a href="http://www.hudl.com/video/3/5509252/5a1741cc176cca23a0ede462">Becker Hudl</a> WR: Tanner Lunceford (6'3, 175 lbs.) Junior. Hamline University. Plymouth, Minn. Osseo High School. I believe this is the first Hamline Piper I have mentioned for this article series, as the 1-9 Pipers (0-8 MIAC) are lacking somewhat in MN natives, and Lunceford, an Osseo Oriole, earned his first MIAC honor after catching 40 balls for 494 yards (12.35 per catch) and two TDs with a team high 44 yard long TD. He was a senior scholar athlete (graduate with a GPA of 3.5 or higher) in high school and has a 2nd degree black belt. TE: Zach Bennett (6'3, 227 lbs.) Junior. University of St. Thomas. Woodbury, Minn. East Ridge High School. Bennett is the 2nd to last offensive HM selection from Minnesota in 2019k and is a mechanical engineering major at UST with a 3.85 GPA. His first MIAC nod, Bennett was the starting long snapper in 2018 and also caught four passes for 43 yards and one TD. In 2019 he had seven catches for 97 yards. [caption id="attachment_16437" align="alignright" width="240"] Bennett as a Raptor.[/caption] A '17 grad of East Ridge who was a four-year starter as a Raptor on squads that finished as the state runner-up (to Osseo) and three-time conference champs. He was also Academic All-State, May Clinic TE of the Year, captain, and an All-District pick. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/3031371/57e831e011fa7f80744ffce7">East Ridge Hudl</a> OL: Alex Burns (6'2, 300 lbs.) Senior. St. Olaf College. Montgomery, Minn. Tri-City United HS. My good buddy Burnsie is one of the nicest dudes I've ever met, but you would never guess after watching the TCU grad in the trenches. A high school teammate of Second Team Defense selection Jordan Bartholomew, Burns is a four-year starter at Olaf who earned his first MIAC honor in '19. A mauler of a run-blocker, Burns had a distinguished prep career as he was an All-Conference HM pick as a sophomore, an All-Conference OL pick as a junior and senior, an All-Region and All-State pick as a senior, a captain in both football and wrestling and was ranked as high as #2 in the state in Class A for heavyweight his senior wrestling season. He placed third as a senior that year as well. Big #69 will be a heckuva social worker upon graduation in May. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/1744847/5721b14b041ddc1b0038456d">Hudl</a>