Football - Middle School
Football: Saint Thomas Academy vs Concordia Academy (Middle School)
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Concordia Academy
Middle School
Football Teams
Game Schedule
Fall 2026 Schedule
Football - Middle School
Football: Saint Agnes vs Saint Thomas Academy (Middle School)
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Saint Thomas Academy Field #5
Football - Middle School
Football: Saint Thomas Academy vs Hill-Murray (Middle School)
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Football - Middle School
Football: St. Croix Lutheran vs Saint Thomas Academy (Middle School)
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Saint Thomas Academy Field #5
Coaches
Mike Ehnstrom
Co-Head Coach
Dillon Kough
Co-Head Coach
Chris Molitor
Asst. Coach
Ehnstrom Bio
Years of Experience: 6 years
High School attended: Concordia Academy
College and Major: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Civil Engineering
Why Saint Thomas Academy? STA is the best fit for our family. High standards in academics, athletics, and culture.
A fun fact about yourself: Retired Air Force Lt Colonel
Family: Wife - Melyssa, sons - Erik, Oskar, and Isak
Brian Ragatz
Asst. Coach
Santiago Garcia '13
OL
Zavier Smith '98
DL
Garcia Bio
Years of Experience: 4 years
High School attended: Saint Thomas Academy '13
Why Saint Thomas Academy? I wanted to give back to a place where I have some special moments especially playing football at STA. I also wanted to help be a guiding peace and helping young men find their way in becoming the men they were meant to be in gods image.
A fun fact about yourself: Semi pro football player
Smith Bio
Years of Experience: 7 years
High School attended: Saint Thomas Academy '98
College and Major: Mankato State University
Why Saint Thomas Academy? Playing Football at Saint Thomas Academy is more than just playing a game with classmates. The bonds that form on the field forge familial ties that will last a lifetime. The tradition of excellence and drive to create men of honor inspires me to share my experiences and guide the next generation of great players and leaders.
A fun fact about yourself: STA Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Scored 7 touchdowns in a game from the Full Back position.
Family: Three Children Hailey graduated from the University of MN, Trenton attending the University of MN, Taliah attends Twin Oaks Middle School
Dusty Wilhelmy '99
Asst. Coach
Dennis Swanson
Asst. Coach
Wilhelmy Bio
Years of Experience: 4 years
High School attended: Saint Thomas Academy
College and Major: Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota - BA with a Human Resource Management major. Completed my MBA also at Saint Mary’s.
Why Saint Thomas Academy? : Saint Thomas Academy is in my blood. As a second-generation graduate, I have returned to coach multiple times at different levels and sports. I have many fond memories of my time at the Academy as a student and firmly believe in the values and traditions set by the Cadets that walked many of the same hallways.
Carry High the Blue and White!
A fun fact about yourself: I still play and manage a men’s amateur baseball team, Air Freight Unlimited, currently in my 26th season.
Family: Wife: Lindsay, sons: Griffin and Teddy
Team Calendar
Football Registration & Team Info
All Middle School football players / parents must complete the online MSHSL paperwork and baseline IMPACT concussion testing with our athletic trainer, Cole Hartwigsen. In addition, all players must have a physical completed within the last three years on file with the school nurse.
To complete online MSHSL paperwork and baseline IMPACT concussion testing please see the Sports Medicine Page: https://www.cadets.com/athletics/sports-medicine
If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact Brian Kallman in the Athletic Office at bkallman@cadets.com
Link to Final Forms Athletic Registration and Athletic Forms:
https://www.cadets.com/athletics/athletics-forms
All Middle School football players / parents must complete the online MSHSL paperwork and baseline IMPACT concussion testing with our athletic trainer, Cole Hartwigsen. In addition, all players must have a physical completed within the last three years on file with the school nurse.
To complete online MSHSL paperwork and baseline IMPACT concussion testing please see the Sports Medicine Page: https://www.cadets.com/athletics/sports-medicine
If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact Brian Kallman in the Athletic Office at bkallman@cadets.com
2026 MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON INFORMATION
The Fall Football Season runs from Wednesday, August 19th through Tuesday, October 14. Middle School football is for 7th and 8th grade football players. Sixth grade football players attending STA are encouraged to remain with their local youth football community. We also have an after school team managing opportunities for those interested in helping our football program.
Equipment Handout will be from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18 in the Equipment Room. The boys will also get together to run a few gamified drills on August 18, so bring cleats. The Equipment room is in the basement of Flynn Hall down by the weight room.
What do I need to play football?
Cleats: Game cleats must be white or black. Our preference being that whichever shoe color you pick is majority white or majority black. Please stay away from colors that aren’t part of our uniform or school colors (ie. anything not white, gray, black or one of our blues).
Socks: Our sock color is white for games.
Sleeves/Tights: All sleeves and tights should be white for games.
Gloves: Stay within our team / school colors (Gray, White, Black or Blues)
Mouthguards: Please purchase a mouthguard for summer and fall camp (mold as needed)
*All other equipment such as pads, helmets, girdles, belts with game and practice jerseys will be provided and equipment handout.
Weekly Practice Schedule:
We will practice Monday through Friday each week.
Practices will be from 3:30- 5:30 p.m on non-game nights Monday - Friday. We will ask our Middle School Football players to stay and lift after practice for 30 minutes twice a week with our Strength Coach Steve Rosga, but they will still be done at 5:30 p.m. Our coaches will communicate all other weekly changes through our final forms platform. For those who need to catch an activity bus after school it’s understood that you may need to miss occasional lifting times. Friday practices are often based on the Head Coach preference and will be communicated by the staff. Coaches may elect to have the boys practice, watch film or give them off.
Game nights will move nights on given weeks based on field availability and the varsity game week schedule. All transportation to and from games is handled by the parents / families or rideshares.
- The middle school football coaches will update our team calendar on our STA Website via this progression of links.
- Athletics, Football, Football Teams (choose level), Calendar
Coaches:
Mike Ehnstrom: Co-Head Coach
Dillon Kough: Co-Head Coach
Brian Ragatz: Assistant
Zavier Smith: Assistant
Santi Garcia: Assistant
Chris Molitor: Assistant