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Team History
Eagles Football was started as a cooperative team in 2003. The team was re-launched in 2008 to include a cooperative of 4 schools, including New Life Academy, St Croix Preparatory Academy, Bethany Academy and Liberty Classical Academy. In the 2016-17 season, Coach Gene Teigland received the MN Vikings Coach of the Week award when the Eagles won the Section 3AAAA semi-final, leading them to a first ever Section final appearance. For the 2017-18 School Year, the Eagles Football formed a new co-op, Academy Force Football, together with St Croix Prep Academy and Mounds Park Academy.
ATHLETICS
Trophy Case
2016-17 MN Vikings Coach of the Week Award
2016-17 Section 3AAAA Semi-final Win
2016-17 Section Appearance
Total All District Athletes 10
Total Honorable Mentions: 8
Josh Wallert 1000 yards (2005-06)
District Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Ketema (2016-17)
NLA graduates who went on to pursue their athletic career in college.
Adam Busch ’17 – University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Chris Ketema ’17 – University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Eby Ketema ’16 Bethel
Jake Wynia ’15 Bethel
Seth Rice ’15 Hamline University
Jacob Jones ’13 Northwestern
Dan LeMay ’12 Bethel
Taylor Winbush ’10 St. Olaf
Adam Krause ’10 South Dakota
Mitch Peterson ’09 Bethel
Rob LeMay ’09 Bethel
Josh Wallert ’06 St John’s Collegeville