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One of the top wide receivers in the history of small-college football, Scott Hvistendahl made history in the final game of his collegiate career in 1998, when he became the first player to break the NCAA all-divisions career receiving yardage record held by NFL legend Jerry Rice (Mississippi Valley State, 1981-84). Hvistendahl finished his career with 285 receptions for 4,696 career yards, breaking Rice's mark of 4,693 yards on 301 catches. He now stands 14th in NCAA all-divisions history in career receiving yardage, sixth-best among NCAA Division III receivers all-time. He also stands 23rd among all NCAA receivers (10th in Division III) in career receiving yardage per-game (117.4), while his 285 career receptions and 7.1 receptions per-game average stand 15th and 20th, respectively, in Division III history.  He had 41 touchdowns (40 receiving, one rushing) in his career.

A multiple All-American in both his junior and senior seasons, Hvistendahl was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1998 and was named the winner of the Gagliardi Trophy, given to the top NCAA Division III football player in the country on the basis of athletics, academics and community service. He was also a finalist for the other Division III player of the year award, the Melberger Award, in 1998, and he was a three-time All-MIAC first-team selection. A marketing/MIS major, Hvistendahl also earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors twice in football. On the baseball diamond, Hvistendahl played three years as Augsburg's starting centerfielder, finishing his career with a .351 batting average (101-of-288) with 82 runs scored, 45 RBI, nine doubles, six triple, two home runs, 23 stolen bases, a .444 slugging percentage and .455 on-base percentage.

A native of Randolph, Minn., Hvistendahl played two seasons of professional football in the AF2 arena football league for the Quad Cities Steamwheelers, playing for current Augsburg head coach Frank Haege. He has worked since 2005 as senior manager of conferences and rental services at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, and has served since 2004 as an assistant coach with the wide receivers for the Eagles' football team. He and his wife Alisha, have two children, Macey and Jordan, and live in Arden Hills, Minn.