Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Bo Belquist (1) celebrates scoring a touchdown with teammate Luke Skokna (7) during UND's victory over Southern Illinois on Feb. 20.
If New Rockford's Bo Belquist goes on to a long and productive career in FCS football with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, he did it right from the start.
Belquist, a three-time All-State receiver for the NR-S Rockets and the Nine-Man Senior Athlete of the Year in 2019, hit the ground running in the Fighting Hawks' spring football season opener Saturday afternoon, February 20, against the Southern Illinois Salukis.
Playing in his first collegiate game, and the first game for the Hawks as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), Belquist caught four passes for 24 yards, including a touchdown pass in the second half, to help UND take a 44-21 victory over SIU at the Alerus Center.
The Fighting Hawks took advantage of five Saluki turnovers in the victory. Redshirt freshman quarterback Tommy Schuster completed 15 of 23 passes for 118 yards and three scores, and Otis Weah was the top rusher with 13 carries for 91 yards.
The 6'1", 175-pound true freshman is the son of former NDSU player and current NR-S teacher and coach Elliott Belquist, and Beth Belquist, all of New Rockford.
Grandparents are Bob and Deb Belquist of New Rockford, and Dean and Chris Warren of Sheyenne.
