Northern State University Athletics

2024: Appeared in ten games… Threw 274 yards and three touchdowns… Averaged 27.4 yards passing per game… Added 65 yards rushing and three touchdowns… Averaged 1.4 yards per rush and 6.5 yards per game… Scored three touchdowns…

2023: Appeared in ten games… Threw for 1,306 yards and eight touchdowns… Averaged 130.6 yards passing per game… Added 254 yards rushing and four touchdowns… Averaged 3.1 yards per rush and 25.4 yards per game… Notched a season high 134 rushing yards against Minnesota Duluth and 235 passing yards against Wayne State…

Pre-NSU: Colton Hackel is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound quarterback out of Perham High School. He was a 4-year starter for the Yellowjackets, throwing for over 7,600 yards. Hackel tallied 84 career touchdowns. He as a 4-time all-conference recipient and academic all-state honoree. Hackel holds four school records including total all-purpose yards in a game, total touchdowns, total career points, and career all-purpose yards. He is the son of Russ and Ronita Hackel.