JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL ADDS 22 ON SIGNING DAY

First-year head football coach Dan Jackson announced Wednesday the signings of 12 high school standouts who will join the South Dakota State football program this fall.

"This class is special to me and our staff because they chose us," Jackson said. "I believe this class has the depth, talent, athleticism and toughness to sustain us for the long haul. I'm proud of the staff we've put together and all the hard work they put in to pull this class together on a short timeline."

The signees include:

Corey Blair Jr., 6-3, 200, running back, Kernersville, North Carolina;
Daniel Bradley, 6-4, 240, defensive lineman, Windermere, Florida;
Calvin Hughley Jr., 5-9, 190, running back, Opelika, Alabama;
Reggie Kloehn, 6-1, 270, defensive lineman, Fremont, Wisconsin;
Casey Larson, 6-2, 205, linebacker, Woodinville, Washington;
Landyn Lewerke, 6-3, 270, offensive lineman, Mason City, Iowa;
Preston Otter, 6-3, 200, quarterback, Hemlock, Michigan;
Andrew Price, 5-11, 200, linebacker, West Des Moines, Iowa;
Jozef Reisz, 6-3, 220, tight end, Woodbine, Iowa;
Liam Shaw, 6-3, 240, defensive lineman, Muskego, Wisconsin;
Luke Womack, 6-4, 205, wide receiver, Happy Valley, Oregon, and
Josiah Young, 6-3, 170, cornerback, Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

COREY BLAIR JR.
Blair earned all-area and all-state honors after averaging 10.7 yards per carry and scoring 17 touchdowns his senior season at Creekside High School. A candidate to play in the state Shrine Bowl, he totaled nearly 900 all-purpose yards as he rushed for 736 yards and added another 150 yards in receiving.

An honor student, Blair plans to major in either communications or sport and recreation management.

DANIEL BRADLEY
Bradley set a single-season sacks record at Windermere Prep High School with 14 during his senior season and was named to the 2024 All-Star Orange Observer First Team as a defensive lineman.He helped lead his team to an undefeated regular season in football and also holds the school track and field record in the discus.

CALVIN HUGHLEY JR.
Hughley earned all-area and all-state honors after rushing for 1,101 yards and 12 touchdowns his senior season at Opelika High School. He has yet to decide on a college major.

REGGIE KLOEHN
Kloehn earned all-state honors and was named a finalist for the Tim Krumrie Award as the top defensive lineman in the state of Wisconsin during a standout high school career at Hortonville High School. He put up nearly identical numbers during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, recording 70 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks as a junior, followed by 71 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 2 sacks his senior campaign.

He plans to major in business economics with an emphasis in marketing.

CASEY LARSON
Larson did a little bit of everything for the Woodinville High School football team, but is projected to play linebacker at the collegiate level. During his career, he saw action at tight end and wide receiver on offense, cornerback and linebacker on defense and also saw extensive playing time on special teams while earning all-King County recognition on both sides of the ball..

LANDYN LEWERKE
Lewerke earned all-district honors after anchoring the offensive line his senior season at Clear Lake High School. He also has excelled in the classroom, receiving academic all-district honors three times, as well as academic all-state recognition in 2024.

Lewerke plans to pursue a degree in business economics.

LUKE WOMACK
Womack was selected all-league as a wide receiver two times at Lakeridge High School. He completed his senior season in 2023 with 73 receptions for 913 yards with seven touchdowns before opting to sit out the 2024 campaign.

Also a standout in basketball, he was selected to play in the Class 6A All-Star Game.

PRESTON OTTER
Otter earned first-team all-state honors and was named Michigan Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2023 after capping a successful high school career at Nouvel Catholic Central High School. Over three seasons, he threw for 4,354 yards and 55 touchdowns against 13 interceptions while receiving all-conference and all-region honors twice.

In 2024, Otter moved on to Phillips Exeter Academy, a prep school in New Hampshire, where he completed 67 percent of his passes for 1,563 yards and 17 touchdowns.

The valedictorian of his high school class, Otter plans to pursue a double major in business economics and political science.

ANDREW PRICE
Price moved up to the all-state first team in 2024 after receiving second-team honors as a junior at Valley High School. As a senior, he registered 78 total tackles and 15 tackles for loss for a squad that reached the state championship game.

Also an academic all-state honoree, he plans to major in biology.

JOZEF REISZ
Reisz was a unanimous all-district selection and added first-team all-state honors after a stellar senior season at Harlan High School in which he caught 50 passes for 1,034 yards and 11 touchdowns.

He intends to pursue a degree in agricultural business.

LIAM SHAW
Shaw earned first-team all-state recognition at Muskego High School and was selected as the 2024 winner of the Tim Krumrie Award as the top high school defensive lineman in the state of Wisconsin after registering 52 total tackles, 13 tackles for loss and nine sacks during his senior season. For his career, Shaw tallied 99 tackles and 15 sacks.

He has yet to declare a major.

JOSIAH YOUNG
Young returned four interceptions for touchdowns while earning first-team all-state recognition at Totino-Grace High School. He also was section champion in the high jump and went on to place third at the Minnesota State Track & Field Championships this past spring.

He has yet to declare a major.

In addition, Jackson announced the following 10 other prep standouts have been accepted for admission to South Dakota State and plan to further their educations and football careers at SDSU in the fall of 2025:

Theodore "Finn" Benz, 6-2, 190, safety, St. Paul, Minnesota;
Krayton Bergstrom, 5-7, 150, kicker/punter, Winona, Minnesota;
Austin Bradley, 6-0, 155, cornerback, Chandler, Arizona (awaiting paperwork);
Shane Henderson, 6-6, 215, tight end, Mobridge;
Justin Kabera, 5-11, 170, cornerback, Harrisburg;
Joseph Kolega, 5-11, 175, wide receiver, Omaha, Nebraska;
Joshua Myers, 6-0, 190, running back, Sioux Falls;
Zac VanMeeteren, 6-6, 215, tight end, Hayti;
Spencer Wientjes, 6-0, 215, linebacker, Watertown, and
Carter York, 5-11, 185, safety, Sycamore, Illinois.

FINN BENZ
Benz helped lead St. Thomas Academy to back-to-back section championships, including a state runner-up finish in 2023. During his senior season, he was selected as a first-team all-conference after recording 46 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble, while scoring touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams.

An academic all-conference honoree, he plans to major in business economics.

KRAYTON BERGSTROM
Bergstrom was a three-year starter at Winona High School and averaged 42.7 yards per punt during his senior season. A two-time Special Teams Player of the Year, he has served as a team captain in football, basketball and track and field, and was a state qualifier and member of the school-record 4x400-meter relay in 2024.

His father, Brian, serves as the defensive coordinator for the Jackrabbits. Bergstrom plans to major in exercise science.

AUSTIN BRADLEY
Bradley was honored on all-region and all-state squads in 2024 after registering 63 total tackles (6 for loss), 11 pass breakups and a pair of interceptions for Chandler High School. He also contributed 32 tackles and five pass breakups as a junior.

For his academic pursuits, Bradley plans to major in communications.

SHANE HENDERSON
Henderson has been a three-sport standout at Mobridge-Pollock High School, including earning all-conference honors in football after recording 20 receptions for 329 yards on offensive and being credited with 32 tackles on defense during his senior season. In addition, he has been an all-conference selection in basketball and qualified for the state track and field meet each of the last two years.

Henderson's father, Josh, played basketball at SDSU and his mother, Rose (Ebnet), was an All-America volleyball player for the Jackrabbits. An academic all-state selection and a member of the National Honor Society, he intends to major in human biology/pre-medicine.

JUSTIN KABERA
Kabera was selected to the Class AAA all-state first team as both a junior and senior at Harrrisburg High School. During the 2023 and 2024 seasons he combined for 80 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 31 pass breakups and 4 interceptions.

He plans to major in sport and recreation management.

JOSEPH KOLEGA
Kolega was honored as the Nebraska Class B Player of the Year in 2024 after posting state records with 82 receptions for 1,634 yards and 20 touchdowns in helping lead Skutt Catholic High School to a state championship. Also named the recipient of the Nebraska Mr. Football Award and a Shrine Bowl invitee, he added six interceptions on defense his senior season.

Scheduled to graduate with distinguished honors, Kolega intends to major in exercise science.

JOSHUA MYERS
Myers helped pace the rushing attack for a Sioux Falls Lincoln program that won back-to-back Class AAA state championships in 2023 and 2024. He plans to pursue a degree in business economics and finance.

ZAC VAN MEETEREN
Van Meeteren helped lead Hamlin High School to a Class 9AA state title in 2024 and was an all-state selection as a defensive lineman after collecting 40 tackles and 10 sacks. He also was a key contributor on offense for the Chargers and was a starter on a state championship basketball team last spring. In track and field, Van Meeteren won three individual conference titles and later was runner-up in both the 100- and 200-meter dash at the 2024 Class A state meet, while adding a fourth-place showing in the 400 meters.

SPENCER WIENTJES
Wientjes played all over the field for a Watertown High School squad that captured the Class AA state championship this past fall. A first-team all-state selection in both 2023 and 2024, Wientjes racked up 133 total tackles, including 21 tackles for loss and nine sacks during his prep career, while rushing for 965 yards and 16 touchdowns and adding 39 receptions for 473 yards and three touchdowns in the passing game.

An academic all-state honoree, he plans to major in human biology.

CARTER YORK
York excelled on both sides of the ball at Sycamore High School, leading his team in both receiving (41 catches for 683 yards and three touchdowns) and interceptions (5) during his senior season. In addition, he recorded 33 tackles and a forced fumble en route to all-conference recognition for the third year in a row and all-area honors for the second time.

A two-time academic all-state honoree, York intends to pursue a degree in business economics.

ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
South Dakota State finished the 2024 season with a 12-3 overall record and earned a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title. The Jackrabbits won back-to-back Football Championship Subdivision national titles in 2022 and 2023 and bring a streak of 13 consecutive postseason appearances into the 2025 campaign.

A list of student-athletes transferring into the Jackrabbit football program will be announced later this week.

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