A look at St. Thomas' Waldvogel brothers

December 4, 2016 at 4:01AM

The Waldvogel File

Nick Waldvogel, No. 2

Saturday

Eight kick or punt returns for 159 yards (58-yard punt return reduced to 13), six catches for 91 yards and one rush for 4 yards. Without the 45 yards lost to a penalty he would have had 299 all-purpose yards instead of 254.

Career

• CoSIDA Academic All-America.

• Started all 49 career games (team 42-7) (OT Will Hilbert only other guy to start all 49).

• Broke 5,000 career all-purpose yards today (5,030 yards).

• 1,159 rushing yards, 2,392 receiving yards, 34 total TDs (15 receving TDs, 18 rush TDs, one kick return TD in 2015 playoffs).

Fritz Waldvogel, No. 4

Career

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• CoSIDA Academic All-America.

• Twice All-America.

• Twice conference MVP (first sophomore to win award).

• 10 kick or punt return TDs (ranks among all-time NCAA leaders).

• Started all 50 games (team 43-7).

• Tied NCAA Division III record as he caught one pass in all 40 career regular-season games, and overall caught one pass in all 50 games.

• In 12-7 NCAA quarterfinal loss to Bethel in 2010 as a junior, made one catch and was injured and didn't come back into the game.

• School-record 7,328 all-purpose yards (5,030 yards), 297 receptions, 4,165 receiving yards, 46 total TDs.

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