Lakeville South QB to enroll in January
08/18/2011, 8:54am CDT
By GopherHole
Leidner is second signal caller to commit to Gophers from Minnesota
Mitch Leidner, a 6-foot-5, 223-pound senior quarterback from Lakeville South, committed to Minnesota in June after a strong performance during their annual 7-on-7 passing tournament.
He recently decided that rather than enroll in the summer, he will graduate here to enter Minnesota in January. GopherHole.com caught up with Leidner after practice Wednesday to learn the latest on his decision.
| NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | YEAR | POS. | COLLEGE | VERBAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Anyanwu | Blaine | Senior | QB | Minnesota | Yes |
| Matt Arends | Prior Lake | Senior | WR | Princeton | Yes |
| Tavaughn Blair | Hopkins | Senior | SS | Northern Iowa | Yes |
| Cal Bloom | Osseo | Senior | TE | Central Florida | Yes |
| Nick Carr | Totino-Grace | Senior | OL | South Dakota State | Yes |
| Kevin Carroll | Edina | Senior | OL | Northern Iowa | Yes |
| Paddy Clancy | St. Thomas Academy | Senior | DB | Dartmouth | Yes |
| Breion Creer | Benilde-St. Margaret's | Senior | DT | Northern Iowa | Yes |
| Nick Davidson | Eden Prairie | Senior | OT | Stanford | Yes |
| Rob Diane | Robbinsdale Cooper | *RCC Junior | DE | South Dakota State | Yes |
| Cedric Dicke | Cannon Falls | Senior | LB | Minnesota | Yes |
| Karmichael Dunbar | Prior Lake | Senior | DL | Louisianna | Yes |
| Isaac Fruechte | Caledonia | *RCTC Sophomore | WR | Minnesota | Yes |
| Joel Fuxa | Minnetonka | Senior | TE | Drake | Yes |
| Jonathan Harden | Cretin-Derham Hall | Senior | DT | Western Michigan | Yes |
| Tyler Hartmann | Andover | Senior | DE | Minnesota | Yes |
| Isaac Hayes | St. Thomas Academy | Senior | OL/DL | Minnesota | Yes |
| Cody Hazelette | Simley | Senior | LB/TE | Northern Illinois | Yes |
| Kyle Hughes | Minneapolis Washburn | Senior | WR/DB | Eastern Michigan | Yes |
| D.J. Hebert | Osseo | Senior | QB | Northern Iowa | Yes |
| Cavonte Johnson | Edina | Senior | DB | Minnesota | Yes |
| Will Johnson | Osseo | Senior | TE | West Virginia | Yes |
| Zack Johnson | Eastview | Senior | OL | North Dakota State | Yes |
| Paul Kaczor | St. Cloud Tech | Senior | OL | Harvard | Yes |
| Brian Labat | Detroit Lakes | Senior | RB | North Dakota | Yes |
| Andrew Larson | Eden Prairie | Senior | RB | Harvard | Yes |
| Brandon Larson | Bemidji | Senior | LB | North Dakota | Yes |
| Ben Lauer | Wayzata | Senior | OL | Minnesota | Yes |
| Mitch Leidner | Lakeville South | Senior | QB | Minnesota | Yes |
| Andre McDonald | Hopkins | Senior | WR | Minnesota | Yes |
| Nate Meixell | Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial | Senior | LB | South Dakota State | Yes |
| Nate Meyer | Rocori | Senior | QB | South Dakota State | Yes |
| Drake Michaelson | Eden Prairie | Senior | LB | Wofford | Yes |
| Rossevelt Morisset | Thief River Falls | Senior | WR | Southeastern Louisiana | Yes |
| Andy Moritko | Totino-Grace | Senior | DB | South Dakota State | Yes |
| Philip Nelson | Mankato West | Senior | QB | Minnesota | Yes |
| Brett Pierce | Holy Angels | Senior | DL | North Dakota State | Yes |
| Jonah Pirsig | Blue Earth | Senior | OL | Minnesota | Yes |
| Nick Rallis | Edina | Senior | S | Minnesota | Yes |
| Taj Rich | Robbinsdale Cooper | Senior | LB | North Dakota | Yes |
| Zach Riopelle | Warren-Alvarado-Oslo | Senior | LB | North Dakota State | Yes |
| Kasey Robinson | Breck | Senior | WR | Drake | Yes |
| Chase Roullier | Burnsville | Senior | OL | Wyoming | Yes |
| E.J. Welch | Mesabi East | *MRCC Freshman | DL | North Dakota | Yes |
| Lucas Wiborg | DeLaSalle | Senior | OG | Cornell | Yes |
| Evan Williams | DeLaSalle | *IWCC Freshman | RB | Northern Iowa | Yes |
| Maxx Williams | Waconia | Senior | TE | Minnesota | Yes |
| Carey Woods | Bemidji | Senior | WR | North Dakota State | Yes |
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