Football
One of the best wide receivers in Carleton annals, Matt Frank was only the second player in program history to earn All-America recognition at the position. He finished his illustrious career with a school-record 220 receptions, ranked second in team history with 2,766 receiving yards, and tied for third with 26 touchdown receptions. After ranking fourth on the team with 21 catches as a rookie in 2005, he blossomed as a sophomore, hauling in what was then a school single-season record 74 catches for 1,120 yards (second most in program history) and eight touchdowns. His reception and yardage totals led the MIAC and earned him Football Gazette’s All-America second-team recognition, making him one of only three sophomores named to any of the Football Gazette All-America teams that season. He was limited by injury to only five games as a junior but returned to smash his own school record with 90 receptions in 2008. Frank totaled 12 touchdowns and 990 yards that season, the third-highest and fifth-best totals, respectively, in team history. Those statistics are particularly impressive considering he missed eight quarters of action—the equivalent of 20 percent of the season—due to a shoulder injury. Frank ranked third among all NCAA wide receivers (all divisions) that season by averaging 10.0 receptions per game and totaled 110.0 receiving yards per contest, a figure that ranked 11th in D-III and 24th in NCAA overall. He averaged 1.33 touchdowns each game, the ninth-best ratio in Division III and 18th among all NCAA wideouts. Frank had six double-digit reception games that year, including the program’s single-game record with 16 catches against St. Thomas on Oct. 25, 2008. He earned All-MIAC First Team status in 2006 and 2008 and secured D3football.com’s All-West Region honors both years.
Frank majored in physics at Carleton and used his love for problem-solving to carve out a career in product development. He is currently employed by Optum Health as a product manager in the health solutions group. Frank resides in Plymouth, Minn. with his wife Megan (Mileusnic) Frank ’10 and their daughter Julliette.