The 2024 season is Brandon Bouma's 8th year at VCSU as an assistant football coach. After working the first three seasons with the running backs as a graduate assistant, Bouma was promoted to recruiting coordinator and running backs coach for the 2020 season. He continues to hold those roles for the 2024 season.
Running back Justice Bice earned three consecutive All-Conference honors for the Vikings from 2021-23, wrapping up his career during the 2023 season.
During the 2021 season, running back Justice Bice was named 1st Team All-Conference after rushing for 794 yards (4.2/carry) and five touchdowns. Bice also caught 35 passes for 437 yards and three more touchdowns. The Viking offense averaged 127 yards per game on the ground.
In 2020, freshman running back Taylor Simmons was named 2nd Team All-Conference after rushing for 516 yards and three touchdowns in seven games.
During the 2019 season, running back Louis Quinones was named Honorable Mention All-American after leading the NAIA in rushing yards per game and all purpose yards per game. He ended his career as the school's all-time leading rusher with 3530 career rushing yards.
In 2018, junior running back Louis Quinones was named 2nd Team All-Conference after scoring 10 touchdowns and averaging 116 rushing yards per game. As a team, VCSU averaged 177 rushing yards per game which ranked 32nd in the nation.
Bouma completed his undergraduate education and playing career at Presentation College in Aberdeen, S.D. He earned a bachelor's degree in business - sports administration at Presentation and then completed a Master of Arts in Teaching at Valley City State.
