Rob Seer '12 and Harpreet Singh-Mann '12 Win Major Awards

A half-dozen male senior student-athletes were honored at the annual Grinnell College Honor G Banquet Sunday at Herrick Chapel. 


Among the 6 honorees were two Pioneer Football players. Harpreet Singh-Mann '12 claimed the George B. Critchett '25 Service Award (most varsity letters earned - Harpreet had 12) and Robert Seer '12 won the Coaches Award (given to the student-athlete whose contributions both on and off the field set an example for all student-athletes). 


Congrats guys and enjoy today's graduation!


Photos by Ted Schultz, Grinnell College SID

Granera and Seer in Mexico for Tomorrow's All-Star Game!

The Honor G logo stands out among the crowd
Tazon de Estrellas photo

From the D3Football.com feature story:

A group of 53 D-III college seniors currently enjoying the sunny climate of Mexico’s Free and Sovereign State Puebla thought their exit from the playoffs or last game of the regular season was the final time they would strap on the pads and helmet.

Then, as the realization that competitive football was suddenly and abruptly in their past, an invitation arrived to play in one more game south of the border.

On Saturday, standouts from 28 schools will fire up that competitive spirit once again to compete in the Tazón de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) in Puebla as members of Team Stars & Stripes. Some might well follow in the footsteps of the game’s alumni from its time as the Aztec Bowl and emulate the likes of London Fletcher, Fred Jackson and Jason Trusnik in heading to the NFL. But for the majority, this will be an enjoyable and memorable way to bring down the curtain on their football career.

Logan Granera #2 and Rob Seer #82

Grinnell is one of 28 Division III schools to have a representative at the Tazon de Estrellas and the Pioneers are one of 14 schools with at least 2 players selected.

Good luck to Logan and Rob!  And Go Pioneers!

Grinnell Loses on Road, Seer Breaks Two More Records!

Some days just aren't your days.  This Saturday was one of those for the Grinnell Pioneers.  Facing the 2nd best team in the conference on the road, certainly proved a tough task, but everything that could go wrong did, and the Scarlet & Black fell 48-16.

Robert Seer '12 hauls in one of his school record catches

Senior wide receiver Rob Seer '12 continued his assault on the Grinnell record books, vaulting into the top place all-time in receptions (223) and receiving yards (3,144) to go with the career receiving TDs (42) record he overtook two weeks ago.  It's now without doubt, that he is the most prolific wide receiver in Pioneer football history!  Congrats Rob!

Kelsey Davis ’12 and Colton Feller ’14 both had 12 tackles to lead the defense, while Brian Taylor ’13 added 10 tackles with 2.5 sacks and a safety.

Brian Taylor '13

Max Jacobson '14 blocked yet another PAT attempt, making it the fourth PAT or FG attempt he's prevented from going through the uprights this season tying the Grinnell single-season mark.

Grinnell falls to 5-4 overall (4-4 in MWC) and plays host to Carroll University (6-3, 5-3 MWC) this Saturday for the season finale and Senior Day at Rosenbloom Field!  Hope to see you there!

Players of the Week:
Offense - Morgan Kinsinger '14, Chris Jarmon '12, Quinn Rosenthal '14
Defense- David Ternes '15
Special Teams- Seth Gustafson '14
Practice - Harnak Mann '14

See the official game story here.