Turner Blasius

BROOKINGS, SD: AUGUST 14: .......... (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Height:
6-1
Weight:
235
Position:
Fullback
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Kimball, S.D.
High School:
Kimball H.S.
Major:
Agricultural Business

HONORS AND AWARDS

Missouri Valley Football Conference President's Council Academic Award (2019)
MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2017, 2018, 2019)
MVFC Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

2019: Saw action in four games, including consecutive nonconference games versus Long Island, Drake and Southern Utah ... also played in regular season matchup versus Northern Iowa

2018: Played in five games as a backup fullback ... did not compile any statistics

2017: Did not see any game action, but was honored twice for efforts on the practice field ... named Scout Special Teams Player of the Week prior to regular season matchup with Northern Iowa and also honored a week later as Scout Offense Player of the Week leading up to matchup at Missouri State

2016: Saw limited action at fullback, but did not factor into any statistics

2015: Was honored for his efforts both on the practice field and in the classroom during his first season at SDSU ... earned Scout Offense Player of the Week honors three times — before games against Southern Utah, Western Illinois and playoff contest versus Montana ... also honored as Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up to game at South Dakota

BEFORE SDSU: Received all-state honors twice and was a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 in 2014 ... career totals included 1,189 rushing yards, 321 tackles and 19 sacks ... posted 98 tackles and four sacks as a senior ... ran on 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams that qualified for 2015 state track and field meet ... father, Justin, was an NCAA Division II national champion wrestler at SDSU