Trojan Football Adds Strong Recruiting Class with Numerous South Dakotans Committing to DSU

Dakota State University

The Trojan Football team has announced their initial round of recruits yesterday Feb. 7 during National Signing Day for 2024.

“We are very excited to announce all our transfers and high school commitments on National Signing Day,” said head coach Josh Anderson.

Dakota State has 34 total commits for the fall of 2024, as well as four transfer commitments before the start of the spring 2024 semester. 17 total recruits with a 3.0-plus grade point average and two with a 4.0 GPA.

The signees come from eight different states, including 23 recruits from South Dakota.

The recruits include (bold signifies an athlete in or around Madison):

- Melek Ford; WR – 6’3 – 165; University of Louisville / Plant City High School; Lutz, Fla.
- William Katchmark; DL – 5’11 – 235; ND State College of Science / Columbia Heights High School; Columbia Heights, Minn.
- Sam Sather; OL – 6’3 – 290; Northern State University / Red River High School; Grand Forks, N.D.
- Gavin Skinner; OLB – 6’0 – 205; Chadron State University / Stevens High School; Rapid City, S.D.
- Devyn Anderson; CB – 6’0 – 150; Chamberlain High School; Chamberlain, S.D.

Payton Anderson; WR – 6’2 – 180; Baltic High School; Baltic, S.D.

- Caden Beauchamp; DE – 6’3 – 220; Watertown High School; Watertown, S.D.

Robert Begalka; DL – 6’0 – 240; Deuel High School; Clear Lake, S.D.

- Ty Black Elk-Volkmann; DE – 6’3 – 240; Central High School; Rapid City, S.D.
- Bonnard ‘Bo’ Bosler; DE – 6’2 – 205; Lincoln High School; Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Reggie Cavanaugh; RB – 5’9 – 175; Devils Lake High School; Devils Lake, N.D.
- Lucas Chamberlain; LB – 6’2 – 180; Pierre T.F. Riggs High School; Pierre, S.D.
- Ethan Crouch; OL – 6’4 – 220; Spring Grove High School; Mabel, Minn.
- Amari Dirks; WR – 6’0 – 185; Snow College / Mountain Ridge High School; Phoenix, Ariz.
- Alex ‘AJ’ Donovan; QB – 6’2 – 190; La Crescent High School; La Crescent, Minn.

Ashton Engen; OL – 6’4 – 250; West Central High School; Hartford, S.D.

- Carson Fielder; OLB – 6’2 – 190; Stevens High School; Rapid City, S.D.
- Jaden Fisher; DE – 6’2 – 230; Higley High School; Gilbert, Ariz.

Aiden Geraets; MLB – 6’1 – 220; Dell Rapids High School; Colman, S.D.

- Pierce Gomarko; WR – 6’0 – 170; Washington High School; Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Devan Hendricks; OLB – 6’0 – 180; Lakeville South High School; Lakeville, Minn.
- Jacob Imdieke; DL – 6’3 – 280; Technical High School; St Cloud, Minn.
- Colin Iverson; OLB – 5’6 – 170; Hot Springs High School; Hot Springs, S.D.

Brandon Kjetland; OL – 6’6 – 278; Canistota High School; Emery, S.D.

- Noah McCant; Slot WR – 5’7 – 175; Wayne State College / Little Elm High School; Little Elm, Texas
- Thomas Mechels; K/P – 6’2 – 225; Madison High School; Madison, S.D.
- Levi Miller; Slot WR – 5’10 – 160; Chamberlain High School; Chamberlain, S.D.
- Deveon Moses; CB – 6’0 – 180; Kilgore JC / Pearland High School; Houston, Texas
- Dacian Muldrew; RB – 5’8 – 160; Hogan Prep Academy; Kansas City, Mo.
- Tell Murray; QB – 6’1 – 165; Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School; Gettysburg, S.D.
- Nicholas Randall; FS – 6’2 – 185; Lakeville South High School; Lakeville, Minn.
- Nicholas Smith; DB – 5’10 – 190; Shasta College / Vacaville High School; Vacaville, Calif.
- Brock Tuttle; MLB – 5’10 – 215; Hanson High School; Alexandria, S.D.
- Kaden Van Otterloo; DE – 6’2 – 220; Sioux Falls Christian High School; Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Grant VanDenHul; WR – 6’6 – 180; Dakota Valley High School; North Sioux City, S.D.
- Kade Van Egdom; TE – 6’2 – 210; Sioux Falls Christian High School; Sioux Falls, S.D.