North Park University Athletics

The 2025 season will be the first for coach Egan Bender who will develop the Linebackers for North Park Football.

The Vikings’ top tackler from 2024 was quickly promoted from Defensive Graduate Assistant in the spring to the Blue & Gold’s full-time Linebackers Coach. Bender led NPU with 80 tackles last season, the second-best mark in the CCIW, posting double-digit tackles across five different games to earn first team All-CCIW status.