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Training for Sport. Training for Life.

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2013-14 FOOTBALL PROGRAM

A LETTER FROM THE COACHCrown College Football offers a unique opportunity for players

to come together by forming a common bond in their faith development while being challenged to grow as a young man in every area of their life. Football is a teaching tool which allows us to be together, to compete, and grow as men of God, while developing accountability through relationships with one another as coaches and players in an atmosphere unlike any other college football program in the country.

In the Crown College football program, we talk a lot about “manning up”. It is easy to be a man of the world but it takes toughness and desire to do things right. It takes toughness to go to class everyday and get your class work done on time, it takes desire to practice hard each day, it takes intestinal fortitude to hold true to values and beliefs when you are an 18-22 year old young man. The type of discipline required to “man up” is also required well beyond your years at Crown.

I recruit young men first, because of their faith and who they are as a person. We are a Christian football program that desires to find student-athletes who want to be involved in an environment like ours that values being Christ-centered, academically excellent and globally connected.

It’s important to me that at the end of your four years at Crown, you are not only are a better student athlete and better prepared for your future, but also that you are a better person. If you are looking for a competitive and challenging athletic and academic experience, then I encourage you to apply to Crown College.

CROWN ATHLETICS• Proud members of the NCAA Division III

• 12 Varsity Sports: Basketball (M/W), Baseball, Cross Country (M/W), Football, Golf (M/W), Soccer (M/W), Softball (W), Volleyball (W)

• Student-athletes comprise over 30% of the student body

NCAA IIIThe emphasis of the NCAA III is on the holistic development of the student-athlete with the understanding that degree completion – not athletic success – should be the primary focus of the student-athlete. With over 400 member institutions, some of the most competitive athletics in the nation can be found at NCAA III contests.

Since Crown College also strives to provide for the holistic development of its students spiritually, academically, socially, and physically, our membership in the NCAA III is a perfect fit.

UMAC

Crown College, St. Bonifacius, MNEureka College, Eureka, ILGreenville College, Greenville, ILMacMurray College, Jacksonville, ILMartin Luther College, New Ulm, MN

University of MN–Morris, Morris, MNUniversity of Northwestern, Saint Paul, MN Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IACollege of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MNWestminster College, Westminster, MO

JOHN AUERHEAD COACHauerj@crown.edu 952-446-4235office•763-232-9261cell

Head Coach, John Auer, received his B.S. in Physical Education and M.S. in Sports Management from St. Cloud State University. In 2010, Coach Auer was one of five national finalists for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year for NCAA-DIII colleges. John teaches several classes in Crown’s Sports Management program and his favorite Bible verse isProverbs27:17,“Ironsharpensiron,soonemansharpens another.”

HEAD COACH

ADAM HAYESOFFENSIVE COORDINATORhayesa@crown.edu952-446-4107office406-390-2990 cell

JEREMY SATHERDEFENSIVE COORDINATORsatherj@crown.edu952-446-4533 office651-698-3924 cell

Adam Hayes enters his second year as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He spent the previous two years coaching multiple sports at the high school level in both Mayer, Minnesota, and Pocatello, Idaho. Coach Hayes played quarterback for Crown from 2007-2010 where he was anintegral part of the most successful years of the Crown football program.

Jeremy Sather begins his second season as the football defensive coordinator in 2013. Sather also serves as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the entire athletic department. Sather comes to Crown after spending the 2011 season as the defensive backs coach and strength and conditioning coordinator for Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN.

COORDINATORS

OFFENSIVE PHILOSOPHY“We run a multiple set offense that strives to be a balanced approach that allows our athletes to get their hands on the ball in multiple ways with the ability to turn the big play at any moment.”

DEFENSIVE PHILOSOPHY“Our defense is predicated on playing fast and violent as a unit, being more physical than any other team we play, and doing the right thing on the field and in life.”

“Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”

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TERRELL THOMAS WIDE RECIEVER • SOPHOMORE • CHARLESTON, SC

DREW ZOROMSKI DEFENSIVE TACKLE • JUNIOR • FENNIMORE, WI

“Playing football at Crown means I get to play the game I love, for the right reason, alongside the

right people, and for the right people. As Coach Auer would say, there is ‘nothin’ stinkin’ better’.”

“I chose Crown Football because the program is a family; a family dedicated to becoming better Christian men and athletes – on and off the field.”

ZACH JUSCZAKDEFENSIVE END • JUNIOR • LAKEVILLE, MN

“I chose Crown football because it is a program that allows me to grow on and off the field. My coaches, teammates, and professors at Crown push me to become better in every arena of my life.”

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BY: DR. BRENT AND LISA MILNER PARENTS OF 2011 GRADUATE AND STORM

FOOTBALL PLAYER, DREW MILNER.

“It was Drew’s senior year of high school and he had just returned home from attending a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Football Camp held by Coach Auer in Cody, Wyoming. Drew has always been athletic but he had never been on fire like he was as he explained the awesome time he had at camp, meeting Coach Auer, his student athletes, and the new realization that he played for an audience of one: God! Drew was confident that he should attend college and play football at a Christian school, specifically Crown College.

“Not long after, Coach Auer sat with us in our home at the dining room table, assuring us that Drew would have lots of opportunities both on and off the field at Crown College. While Drew would need to make the most of these opportunities, Coach Auer said he’d treat our son like his own and look out for him. It’s 5 years later and Coach Auer kept his word. We’ll never know all that he, the other coaches, and professors poured into our son but we see the godly man Drew has become, his successful football career, and upcoming graduation and know Crown College was indeed the right choice for him.”

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2014-2015 Football Schedule

UMAC conference games are bolded

September 6th 7:00 @ Gustavus

September 13th 1:00 Westminster

September 20th 1:00 @CSS

September 27th 1:00 UNW

October 4th 1:00 @Greenville

October 11th 1:00 Iowa Wesleyan

October 18th 1:00 UMM

October 25th 1:00 @MacMurray

November 1st 1:00 @MLC

November 8th 1:00 Eureka

“It is easy to be a man of the world but it takes toughness and desire to do things right.”

– John Auer, Head Coach

FACILITIES•New outdoor athletic stadium

opened in 2013

•State-of-the-art field turf, stadium lights, bleachers and press box

•Home to Crown football, men’s soccer and women’s soccer teams

•Capacity of nearly 1,500

•$2.5 million dollar project

•Partnership with KleinBank, Minnesota’s largest family-owned bank

VISIT OPPORTUNITIES

FOOTBALL OVERNIGHT SHOWCASESSaturday, December 7 • Saturday, January 18

PREVIEW DATESNovember 15 • December 6 • January 17 February 17 (President’s Day) March 28 • April 4 • May 23

OVERNIGHT VISIT EVENTSFriday/Saturday, February 7-8 (Includes Basketball Game and NEXT Conference)

Biblical and Theological Studies, B.A.Biology, B.S.Business Administration, B.S.Child and Family Ministry, B.S.Communication, B.A.Concentration in Advertising/ Graphic DesignConcentration in Digital Arts Concentration in Dramatic ArtsConcentration in Relational

CommunicationCommunication Arts and LIterature Education, B.S. Criminal/Social Justice, B.A.Discipleship Ministries, B.S.Elementary Education, B.S.English, B.A.English as a Second Language (ESL) Education, B.A.

General Studies, B.S.History, B.A.Intercultural Studies, B.A.Liberal Arts, B.A.Management, B.S.Music, B.A.Music and Worship Arts, B.A. Music Education, B.M.E.Nursing, B.S.N.Pastoral Leadership, B.A.Physical Education, B.S.Psychology, B.A.Science Education, B.S.Social Entrepreneurship, B.A. Social Studies Education, B.S.Sport Management, B.S.TESOL, B.A.Urban Studies B.S.Youth and Family, B.S.

OVER 30 ACCREDITED MAJORS TO CHOOSE FROM

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