Eric Rousemiller, a 6-foot-3, 285-pound rising junior center from Lakeville (MN) South, is considered one of the state's top player from the Class of 2017 and perhaps his own toughest critic. Rousemiller, who recently won his third national power lifting competition, recently attended a Gopher football camp, where he felt that he might have pressed too hard to impress the Gopher coaches.
Rousemiller helped lead the Cougars to a 3-6 mark as a sophomore, losing to Eagan 30-29 in the first round of the Class 6A, Section 3 football playoffs.
Rousemiller placed first in the recent boy's 16-17 +105-kilogram class, held in Bloomington.