KSFY News - Sioux Falls, SD News, Weather, SportsAugie Signs 34 for Football

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Head coach Mike Aldrich announced Wednesday the Augustana football team has added 34 recruits for the 2012 season.

Wednesday is the first day of the signing period for all NCAA football programs.

The 2012 list includes student-athletes from Minnesota (14), South Dakota (8), Iowa (5), Colorado (4), Nebraska (2) and Florida (1). The class also includes

10 offensive linemen, five wide receivers, four defensive backs, four defensive linemen, two tight ends, two linebackers, two running backs/wide receivers/kick

returners, one quarterback, one running back, one linebacker/defensive lineman, one tight end/defensive lineman and one defensive back/athlete.

"We are excited about this very talented class of student-athletes; as you look at all of their many accomplishments, nothing but greatness is in store for the

future of our program," Aldrich said. "To be able to attract this caliber of student-athlete is a testament to our program, our coaches and all that is great

about Augustana."

The 2012 signing class is the largest under Aldrich, who completed his second season as head coach in 2011.

Augustana posted its fourth-straight winning season in 2011, finishing 6-5 overall. The Vikings' 6-4 conference record placed them seventh in the Northern

Sun Intercollegiate Conference; Augustana's 4-2 division mark tied the Vikings for second in the South.

Located in Sioux Falls, S.D., Augustana College is a member of NCAA Division II and competes in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.34 commit to Augustana for 2012

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High SchoolNevin Andreas DB 6-2 195 Lakeville, Minn./South

Ty Ash LB 6-2 200 Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny

Austin Ashbacher DL 6-2 255 Calmar, Iowa/South Winneshiek

Dylan Baker OL 6-2 245 Littleton, Colo./Columbine

Jake Bartscher TE/DL 6-5 210 Alexandria, S.D./Hanson

Brandon Brakke WR 6-2 165 Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins

Nick Brant OL 6-2 260 Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake

Justin Brown DB/Athlete 6-1 185 Littleton, Colo./Columbine

Andrew Clemens OL 6-4 280 Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee

Flynn Donelan RB 5-10 185 Sioux Falls, S.D./O'Gorman

Jason Greenway RB/WR/KR 5-9 180 Mitchell, S.D./Mitchell

Justin Greenway RB/WR/KR 5-9 200 Mitchell, S.D./Mitchell

Kyle Griffin OL 6-4 255 Anoka, Minn./Anoka

Sawyer Harms DL 6-5 220 Spirit Lake, Iowa/Spirit Lake

Charlie Hayes WR 5-9 170 Lakeville, Minn./North

Trey Heid QB 6-2 185 Lakeville, Minn./North

Matt Heller WR 6-0 160 Lakeville, Minn./South

Mac James OL 6-1 295 St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall

Adam Juhl DB 5-10 165 Sioux Falls, S.D./O'Gorman

Anthony King-Foreman LB/DL 6-3 215 Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie

Dillon Lampert DL 6-5 215 Lakeville, Minn./South

Sam Lee OL 6-5 300 Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area

Mitchell Marvin WR 6-1 175 Crete, Neb./Crete

Chris Mathieu OL 6-5 300 Humboldt, S.D./Montrose

Grant Matthews DB 6-2 185 Eagan, Minn./Eagan

Matt Menard WR 6-0 170 Littleton, Colo./D'Evelyn

Kevin Olson OL 6-3 240 Andover, Minn./Andover

Joe Putz OL 6-4 260 Andover, Minn./Andover

AJ Scarborough DB 6-1 185 Red Oak, Iowa/Fremont Mills

Patrick Tomlin OL 6-3 300 St. Petersburg, Fla./Northside Christian

Sam Wallin TE 6-3 220 Sioux Falls, S.D./O'Gorman

Jake Weber DL 6-1 230 Rapid City, S.D./Central

Ross Westemeyer LB 6-2 215 Iowa City, Iowa/Regina

Malcolm Willett TE 6-4 250 Omaha, Neb./Westside

- Head coach Mike Aldrich announced Wednesday the Augustana football team has added 34 recruits for the 2012 season.