L-O/L-P’s Camden Hungerholt named Minnesota Mr. Football

LEROY, Minn. (KTTC) – Leroy-Ostrander high school has less than 300 students in attendance. One of those students is the best high school football player in Minnesota.

Camden Hungerholt, L-O/L-P football’s do-it-all star, was named 2024 Minnesota Mr. Football, the honor awarded by the Minnesota Football Coaches Association to the top high school player in the state. In the 20-year existence of the award, he is the first ever 9-Player football athlete to earn the honor.

“It means a lot to win this award,” Hungerholt said. “To be put up for this award is even an honor, and to win it, to be the best player in Minnesota, I have to give a lot of credit to my teammates and my coaches and everyone who has been a part of my journey.”

Hungerholt was historic in 2024. The quarterback led the state in rushing with 2,846 yards, more than 200 yards more than the second-leading rusher in the state. He also passed for 2,421 yards, good for sixth in the state, netting well over 5,000 total yards.

The senior star totaled 70 touchdowns, 36 on the ground and 34 through the air. L-O/L-P head coach Trevor Carrier described Hungerholt winning the award as emotional.

“To know that you have the opportunity to coach such great kids, kids like Cam, to have such a prestigious award come down to Leroy, it’s so many emotions,” Carrier said. “All positive emotions, you want to cry out immediately because the emotions are so strong.”

Hungerholt returned to LeRoy after the Mr. Football ceremony greeted by a gym packed with the Cardinal faithful.

“The joy of coming down here and supporting Cam and his family in this amazing time is just great,” Carrier said.

Carrier added that the ambulance and fire trucks escorted Hungerholt back into town.

Hungerholt showed his gratitude to the community.

“I just want to thank everyone that’s been a part of my journey, to everyone that’s ever helped me, no matter how big or small their part was, everything that’s made me who I am today has helped me so much.”

Carrier taught Hungerholt in three years of school, and he acknowledged his growth as an athlete and a person.

“I’m extremely, extremely proud of who he was, even in elementary school, and the man he’s become,” Carrier said. “I’m not even talking about his athletics or the fact that he’s top of the class academically. Amazing kid, and if my son’s half of what Cam is, then I’ll be an extremely happy dad.”

Hungerholt is off to Minnesota State-Mankato next fall to continue his football career. He caps a historic career as a Cardinal with an incredible honor.

Click here to watch Camden Hungerholt’s Athlete of the Week from November 11.

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