I looked for answers.”

Before long, he decided to turn to God. That simple act eventually led him 300 miles to the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul and St. John Vianney College Seminary, where he enrolled last spring.

He has become a standout running back for the Tommies, who are 6-0 this season, and he inspires the hopes of both players and coaches that he can help lead the team deep into the Division III playoffs next month and possibly its first national championship.

“The national championship is our goal, but we are completely focused on the process — the daily process — and doing all the little things right,” said Roberts, a junior studying philosophy and health promotion who grew up in Wyoming.

For Roberts, the “little things” includein.”

In January 2013, he went to a FOCUS conference in Orlando, Florida, which was the spark that set his heart on fire for the Catholic faith. He enrolled in classes for Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and started taking them three to four times a week from a priest on campus. He joined the Church in October 2013, one year after his friend died.

Eventually, he started thinking about the priesthood and how to discern the call. He learned that men from Sioux Falls would go to St. John Vianney, so he planned a visit there last fall.

“St. Thomas was actually playing St. John’s [University in Collegeville] that weekend, so I got to watch that game and visit the seminary,” he said. “I absolutely fell in love with