Elijah Short 2024-25 FB HS Web

Elijah Short

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/14/2024
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    St. Olaf College
  • Year
    Fourth-Year
  • Position
    Cornerback
  • Hometown
    Andover, Minn.
  • High School
    Blake

Elijah Short returned a blocked extra point 88 yards for two points late in the fourth quarter to help the Oles hold off Carleton by a 19-13 margin on 10/12. After the Knights scored to make it 17-13 with 6:18 remaining in regulation, the senior ran the blocked extra point back to make it a six-point game. The play was the difference in the game after the Knights made it into field-goal range in the final minute but needed a touchdown rather than a game-tying field goal. Short also broke up two passes, including one in the end zone on fourth-and-goal, on the final series of the game.