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Thomas Coltrain
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Leslie, Mich.
  • High School:
    Leslie
  • Position:
    LB
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    100.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    1

Bio

Senior (2023): Started all 10 games at linebacker and led the Yellow Jackets in tackles for the fourth straight season with a career-best 100 stops...Climbed atop the Defiance career solo tackles list with 223 and reached third in career total tackles with 357...Named First Team All-HCAC for the fourth consecutive season while sharing the conference lead with 100 tackles...Notched six games with double figures in tackles...Set a new program record on October 21 at Anderson with a 95-yard fumble recovery returned for touchdown, which was his first career touchdown to earn HCAC Defensive Player of the Week in addition to D3Football.com Team of the Week honors...Recorded a career-high 19 tackles on November 4 vs. Rose-Hulman while earning HCAC Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career...Closed season with 14 tackles against rival Bluffton to secure first career 100-tackle season, the first by a Yellow Jacket since 2018...Named Second Team All-Region by D3football.com for third career All-Region award

Senior (2022): Played in all 10 games...Led the team in tackles with 88 (54 solo, 34 assisted)...Recorded 2.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss...Had one pass breakup...Named to HCAC All-Conference First Team and named to D3football.com All-Region Second Team.

Junior (2021): Earned First Team All-HCAC honors...played in all 10 games...Recorded a career-high 96 total tackles (67 solo and 29 assisted)...Tallied a career-best 3.5 sacks for 19 yards and 12.5 tackles for loss for 37 yards...Notched three pass break-ups and a fumble recovery.

Sophomore (2020-21): Earned First Team All-HCAC and D3Football All-Region honors ... Appeared in five games ... Recorded a team-leading 49 total tackles (28 solo and 21 assisted) ... Recorded a sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. 

Freshman (2019): Saw action in eight games... Totaled 24 tackles, including 20 solos and 2.5 for loss... Recorded two pass breakups... Intercepted a pass and returned it 42 yards in the win over Bluffton.

Prep: Graduated in 2019 from Leslie High School... Participated in football, basketball and baseball... Filled a variety of roles in football, including being used as a kickoff returner... Starter at quarterback and safety as a senior... Chosen to play in the 2019 Addix All-Star Football Game... Twice named to the Citizen Patriot Dream Team (second team as a senior, honorable mention as a junior)... On defense his senior year, he collected 52 solo tackles and assisted on 15 more with four for loss, plus added two interceptions and a forced fumble... All-Greater Lansing Activities Conference honoree in football. 

Personal: Son of Chris and Stacey Coltrain .. Majoring in cyber forensics with a minor in computer science...2023 Marv Hohenberger Award winner (DC male athlete of the year)

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 54 45
Assists 46 34
Tackles 100.0 79.0
Tackles per game 10.0 11.3
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs 1 1

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 6 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 2 8 10.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 4 1 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 3 3 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 6 0 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 7 3 10.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 6 5 11.0 0.0 0 2.5 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 2 6 8.0 0.0 0 1.5 4 1 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 10 1 11.0 0.0 0 2.0 5 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 7 12 19.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 7 7 14.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 43 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - 0 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 43 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 8 - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
Total 43 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 43 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 43 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 8 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 5 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 43 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 6 0.6 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Total 6 0.1 - - - - 0 1 - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 8 20 4 24.0 3.0 - - 2.5 10 - - - 1 42 2 -
2020-21 5 28 21 49.0 9.8 1.0 9 9.0 29 1 1 10 - - - -
2021-22 10 67 29 96.0 9.6 3.5 19 12.5 37 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2022-23 10 54 34 88.0 8.8 2.5 19 11.0 36 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023-24 10 54 46 100.0 10.0 0.0 0 7.5 13 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
Total 43 223 134 357.0 8.3 7.0 47 42.5 125 2 3 105 1 42 6 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - 0 0
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 6 0.6 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Conference 6 0.9 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.2 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 6 1.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 54 46 100.0 10.0 0.0 0 7.5 13 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 45 34 79.0 11.3 0.0 0 7.5 13 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 29 35 64.0 12.8 0.0 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 25 11 36.0 7.2 0.0 0 3.5 9 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 22 8 30.0 7.5 0.0 0 3.5 9 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
Losses 6 32 38 70.0 11.7 0.0 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 4 15 12 27.0 6.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 25 15 40.0 10.0 0.0 0 6.5 12 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
November 2 14 19 33.0 16.5 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Coltrain named Second Team All-Region

December 6, 2023

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Eleven Yellow Jackets earn All-HCAC Football Honors

November 16, 2023

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Bluffton withstands DC’s second-half heroics to take back The Hammer

November 11, 2023

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FB Preview: Yellow Jackets host Bluffton for rights to The Hammer

November 10, 2023

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Coltrain named HCAC Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time

November 6, 2023

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Yellow Jackets and Engineers run wild as Rose-Holman downs DC, 78-54

November 4, 2023

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FB Preview: Yellow Jackets return home to face Rose-Hulman

November 3, 2023

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Yellow Jackets climb to 4-4 with dominating second half at Manchester

October 28, 2023

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FB Preview: Jackets head to Manchester for last road game of '23

October 27, 2023

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Coltrain, LeBlanc pick up HCAC Player of the Week Awards

October 23, 2023

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Defense and special teams step up in 36-6 road win over Anderson

October 21, 2023

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FB Preview: Jackets travel to winless Anderson on Saturday

October 20, 2023

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Franklin outruns Jackets as Freeman, Cora post career rushing totals

October 14, 2023

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FB Preview: Jackets look to bounce back against Franklin

October 13, 2023

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Lions’ quick start leads to homecoming loss for Yellow Jackets

October 7, 2023

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FB Preview: DC opens conference play at Hanover on Saturday

September 29, 2023

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FB Preview: Jackets seek second straight win at Kalamazoo

September 15, 2023

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FB Preview: Yellow Jackets head to Adrian to renew rivalry with Bulldogs

September 8, 2023

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FB PREVIEW: Matchup vs. No. 2 Mount Union headlines buzzing Saturday slate at DC

September 1, 2023

Photos

Thomas Coltrain action photo 1
Mt. St. Joseph vs. Defiance

10/7/2023 1:30 PM EDT

Thomas Coltrain action photo 2
Mt. St. Joseph vs. Defiance

10/7/2023 1:30 PM EDT