The NCAA Division II Football Championship is ready to begin with the collegiate team of former Fruita Monument High School Joseph Shepardson participating

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Nov 18, 2025
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Former Fruita Monument High School standout and current Western Colorado Mountaineers player, Joseph Shepardson will compete in the NCAA Division II Football Championship.

They begin the tournament as a number two seed against the second seeded Central Washington Wildcats.

The first game is on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.

Joseph Shepardson
Joseph Shepardson — Junior — 6′6″ — 310 — Hometown: Fruita

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