EM’s Blaze Todd to play in WFCA All-Star game
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HEADED TO ALL-STAR GAME — Elk Mound senior Blaze Todd (#26), shown running the football in a playoff game against St. Croix Falls last October, has been named to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association’s annual all-star game in July. —photo by Amber Hayden
By Amber Hayden
ELK MOUND — Following a successful football season, Elk Mound senior Blaze Todd will wrap up his high school career when he plays in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star game on July 18 at Titan Stadium in UW-Oshkosh.
Todd, who was selected to play for the Small Schools-North Division squad, is the son of Frank and Shannon Todd, and has been part of the football program for the last four years and will attend UW-River Falls starting in the fall of 2020.
After a visit to River Falls and touring the campus and athletic facility he was welcomed with open arms by the coaching staff, Todd explained.
“Everything about the campus is very nice,” Todd stated. “And I like that it’s not right next to home, but it’s not terribly far.”
He also liked the fact that River Falls has worked to make sure their football players are from west central Wisconsin, which will allow him to continue to play with other athletes from around the area.
“We are very proud of Blaze for being selected. He is a special player who earned this selection this past season,” said Mounders’ head coach David Lew. “Blaze is a young man that will always be remembered in the Elk Mound football program as a very special running back, but also as a humble and wonderful young man.”
“I never wanted to stand out,” Todd stated. “But I am so honored to be able to represent my school, and play with some of the other athletes from around the state.”
Even though he never wanted to stand out among his fellow teammates, he averaged 8.8 yards per carry for 1,865 yards for the 2019 season which put Todd in the spot light for Elk Mound.
Todd’s most impressive evening came against the Altoona Railroaders when he scored six touchdowns and ran for 318 yards in 29 attempts and had three solo tackles and one assisted tackle.
He also had one successful passing attempt against Colfax during Elk Mound’s homecoming game, lobbing the ball for a total of 65 yards.
“I have been blessed to coach him, like every player in the Elk Mound football program, past, present, and future,” said Coach Lew. “Blaze will be a great addition to his new program also at UW-River Falls where he will continue his academic and athletic careers, we wish him the best and cannot wait to watch him in college.”
Todd will be one of four running backs that will join the Small School-North roster this summer which includes Paxton Gluch of Altoona, Owen Kudick of Kewaunee, and Alec Moriarty of Berlin.
“We are so excited for this young man and his future,” Lew said.
Also joining Todd from the Dunn-St. Croix conference is Aaron Borgerding of Spring Valley. Borgerding will represent the Cardinals as a defensive back.