Photos from Lawrence Game!

Some photos from the Pioneers victory over Lawrence University.  As always, our Flickr account has these and many more pictures for your viewing!

All photos are courtesy of Pioneer Football's official photographer, Alysia Horcher '15.  Thanks Alysia!

Robert Seer (#82) '12 gets a congratulatory hug from Cody Weber (#5) '13 after breaking the Grinnell career TD receptions record

Pregame breakdown

Kelsey Davis '12 celebrates his INT

Logan Granera '12 hurdles a defender while Brian Taylor '13 has an upclose view

Isaac Chadri '15 enjoys the Pioneer victory

Pioneers Beat Beloit!

Going on the road and beating the opponent on their Homecoming is always a good thing.  Saturday was one of those days for the Pioneers, defeating the host Beloit Bucs 28-21.

Cody Weber '13

Standout performers on offense were Cody Weber '13 who had 175 all-purpose yards and 2 TDs and Trent Baker '15 with 7 catches for 140 yards and 1 TD.

The defense had a solid all-around performance led by linebackers Jeremy Wiles '14 (6 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 TFL) and Richard Renteria '15 (6 tackles, 2 were TFL)

Jeremy Wiles '14

The win pushes the Scarlet & Black to 3-2 overall and back to 2-2 in MWC play.  Knox College comes to Rosenbloom Field this Saturday after a tough 26-20 loss to Ripon.

Players of the Week Honors went to:
Offense - Cody Weber '13
Defense - Jeremy Wiles '14
Special Teams - Harpreet Singh-Mann '12
Practice - John Mertes '15
Rookie - Trent Baker '15

See the official game story here.  More photos and video to follow later this week!

Pioneers Open With a W!

The visiting Grinnell Pioneers christened their 2011 season in a big way, with a 31-6 victory over Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota this afternoon.

Mike McCabe '13    Courtesy: Jody Russell

After a scoreless 1st quarter, the guests tacked on 10 quick points just before the half using a successful onside kick sandwiched between the scores.  Things were put away in the 4th, with three scoring aerial strikes, two to Rob Seer '12 and one to Cody Weber '13.

Check out the official game story here and the box score here.

Photos and highlights to follow early this week.

2011 home opener is Saturday against Monmouth!  Come out to Rosenbloom and support the Scarlet and Black!

Benefit For John Booth

John Booth is a security officer here at Grinnell College and about 2 weeks ago his entire house burned down in an early morning fire while John was on duty. His wife and their two children made it out unharmed but the family's two dogs and countless possessions and memories went up with the smoke.

In order to help the Booth family, the Pioneer football team put together a benefit concert on Friday night that featured freshman linebacker Cody Weber with a guitar and some of his original tunes. The benefit was a huge success, raising over $1,200 in cash and a ton of clothes, shoes, and food for the Booth family in their time of need.

Here's a photo of Cody Weber playing to the crowd (more photos to come):

A blurred shot of the crowd that gathered to support the Booth family.

Pioneer Awards Announced

This past Sunday night, the 2009 Grinnell Pioneer football team gathered together for one final time at the team banquet. Along with great food and some bad jokes, the 2009 Pioneer football awards were announced.

Dick Ullrich '33 Award (Most Valuable Offensive or Defensive Back): Marquis Bradley '11.

Abe Rosenbloom '34 Award (Most Valuable Offensive or Defensive Lineman): Mike Tricoli '10

Special Teams Most Valuable Player: Ryan Boehm '10

Steve Kriegel Award (for dedication, desire, and determination): Chad Christoff '10

Troy Barboza Award (Most Inspirational Rookie): Cody Weber '13

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Mike McCabe '13

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Kevin Hwang '13

Congratulations to all the honorees and to the entire 2009 Pioneer team. It was a memorable year and we continue to work towards making 2010 even better!