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When Andrew Stern connected on a 45-yard field goal Tuesday night against Edgerton at Johnson Field for New Ulm Cathedral, it broke the school record of 36 yards set by Joey Kral.
But what is the record field goal kick made for a high school football player in the City of New Ulm?
Kicking records are not well-kept, so after some research, phone calls and numerous text messages, this is what we know.
Stern's 45-yard field goal is the longest documented field goal in New Ulm.
There was some speculation that an MVL player, Paul Barenz, had kicked a 47-yard field goal back in the late 90s at Johnson Field, but there was no documentation of it in local records.
New Ulm High School's longest field goal is believed to be a 42-yarder this season by Kaden Stueber.
The longest high school field goal kicked in Minnesota is a 57-yarder in 2003 by Fabian Kleinschumacher, a foreign exchange student from Frankfurt, Germany, playing for Climax/Fischer.
The longest high school field goal ever made is a 68-yarder from Dirk Borgognone of Reno, Nevada High School in 1985. Borgognone went on to play in the NFL, first trying out for the Minnesota Vikings in 1990 before playing two games with the Green Bay Packers in 1995.