Biography
AT ST. OLAF
2024-25 (Senior) – Honorable Mention All-MIAC… NFF Hampshire Honor Society member… MIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 14)… Played in eight games as starting linebacker… Recorded 76 total tackles (49 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, two quarterback hurries, and two pass breakups… Despite missing two games, led the team in tackles and was second in tackles for loss… Finished second in the MIAC in tackles per game (9.5), sixth in tackles for loss per game (1.06), tied for eighth in tackles, tied for 14th in sacks, and tied for 20th in tackles for loss… Registered 12 tackles, including a sack, and forced a fumble in 19-13 win over Carleton on Oct. 12… Tallied 11 tackles, including eight solo stops and 3.0 tackles for loss, in 21-10 loss at Gustavus on Nov. 2… Racked up season-high 17 total tackles – tied for the most in the MIAC during the season – including 11 solo stops and one sack, in 41-26 win over Augsburg during MIAC Championship Week on Nov. 16.
2023-24 (Junior) – College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Academic All-MIAC… Chi Alpha Sigma inductee… D3football.com Team of the Week (Sept. 26)… Started all 10 games… Recorded 52 total tackles (38 solo), 10.5 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, four quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, and one blocked kick… Led team in tackles for a loss, fourth in tackles, and tied for fourth in sacks… Ranked fifth in the MIAC in tackles for a loss and 16th in solo tackles… Blocked a kick and had seven total tackles in 52-21 victory at Luther on Sept. 9… Had season-high 10 tackles (all solo), including 2.0 for a loss, one hurry, and one pass breakup in 38-13 win over Macalester on Sept. 23… Picked up eight tackles (seven solo), including 2.0 for a loss, in 49-25 win at Hamline on Sept. 30.
2022-23 (Sophomore) – Honorable Mention All-MIAC… Fall 2022 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Started all 10 games… Recorded 53 total tackles, including 34 solo tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, and two sacks… Also had five quarterback hurries, one blocked kick, and one pass breakup… Led the team in tackles for a loss and quarterback hurries, second in sacks, tied for second in solo tackles, and third in total tackles… Tied for second in the MIAC in tackles for a loss… Had four games with at least seven total tackles… Had season-high nine total tackles, including season-best seven solo stops, in 41-36 win over Augsburg on Oct. 1… Had seven total tackles (five solo) with one sack in 38-17 loss at No. 11/13 Bethel on Oct. 29.
2021-22 (First Year) – Played in all 10 games… Recorded 22.0 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, 0.5 sacks, one interception, and one pass breakup… Ran an interception back 100 yards for a touchdown in 35-14 loss to No. 14 Bethel on Oct. 30.
AT LAKE HOLCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of football... Four-year starter... First team all-conference at running back and linebacker as a junior and senior... First team all-county at running back as a junior and senior... First team All-Northwest at linebacker as a senior... Team captain as a senior... WFCA All-Region at running back as a junior and senior... Lakeland Offensive Player of the Year and Chippewa County Player of the Year as a junior and senior... Lakeland Conference Defensive Co-Player of the Year as a senior... Blue-Grey All-American at running back as a senior... Team MVP as a junior and senior... As a senior, ran for 1,146 yards and had 14 total touchdowns (12 rushing, one receiving, one passing) and had 115 total tackles (16 for a loss) in eight games... As a junior, ran for 1,071 yards and had 13 total touchdowns (11 rushing, two receiving) and had 70 tackles (seven for a loss) in 10 games... WFCA Academic All-State as a senior... Also played four years of baseball and basketball... Baseball team captain as a senior... Class Valedictorian... High Honors student... National Honor Society member and president.
PERSONAL
Parents Todd and Sarah Sauerwein... Has one brother, Max... Majoring in kinesiology.
