Dallas Hendrikson Joins Rutgers Football Program
Dec 15 | Football
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (December 15, 2010) – The Rutgers football program added its first member of the 2011 recruiting class Wednesday as junior college center Dallas Hendrikson (St. Ansgar, Iowa) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football for the Scarlet Knights.Hendrikson will enroll at Rutgers for the spring semester in January and will be able to practice with the team this spring.
“Dallas is a smart, tough, unselfish football player who has the potential to be a big part of our offensive line,” said Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano.
The entire 2011 Rutgers football recruiting class will be announced Wednesday, February 2 on National Signing Day. ScarletKnights.com will have live coverage throughout on National Signing Day, including the press conference live on KnightVision.
Dallas Hendrikson
Center
6-3, 300
St. Ansgar, Iowa/St. Ansgar High School
Iowa Western CC
Two-year starter at center for head coach Scott Strohmeier at Iowa Western Community College … two-time All-Midwest Football Conference First Team selection … helped guide Iowa Western to the Midwest Football Conference Championship in only the program’s second year in 2010 … team finished the season 9-2, including a 9-0 mark in the regular season and climbed as high as No. 2 in the National Junior College Athletic Association national rankings … team concluded the 2010 campaign ranked No. 11 in the NJCAA national rankings … played at St. Ansgar High School for head coach Drew Clevenger … was a three-time Class 1A all-state selection for the Saints at tackle in high school … all-around athlete who also placed eighth in the state championship in the shot put during his senior year of high school … excellent prep wrestler who ended his senior season third in the state with a 41-3 record at the 285-pound class.
