The Perfect Gift That Just Happened to Make History

Some stories don’t start on the field.
This one starts with a brother trying to find the right gift.

Bryce Florence wanted to do something special for his brother, Gage, a wide receiver for MSUM. Not a random team item. Not a gift card. Something that said:

“I see your grind. This is for you.”

So he went custom.
He designed a pair of Invictus gloves built specifically for Gage – colors, look, feel, everything. Not “cool gloves.” Gage’s gloves.

Fast forward to November 8, 2025.

MSUM is at home. Gage is a few catches away from becoming the all-time NCAA Division II receptions leader. Every snap, every route, every ball thrown his way… those same custom gloves are on his hands.

Then it happens.

He makes the catch that breaks the record.
The stadium reacts. The headlines are about the all-time receptions king. And later that night, we get this email:

“Last Saturday he broke the All time NCAA D2 receptions record wearing the gloves!”
– Bryce Florence

That’s it. No ask. Just a proud brother sharing a moment.

Gage Florence, a wide receiver for Minnesota State Moorhead, makes a catch that breaks the NCAA Division II record for career receptions during a game against Jamestown on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at Alex Nemzek Stadium in Moorhead. Anna Paige / The Forum

What the gloves did (and didn’t do)

Let’s be real:

• The gloves didn’t run the routes.

• They didn’t take the hits.

• They didn’t stack years of work.

Gage did that.

What the gloves did do was simple:

• Fit like a second skin

• Give him the grip and confidence he trusts

• Carry a reminder that someone believed in him enough to design them just for him

That’s the part we care about.

Why this story matters to us

We’re proud our gloves were on his hands that day. But even if he had never broken the record, this would still be a perfect story:

• One brother puts real thought into a gift

• The other brother wears it every game

• Together, by pure coincidence, that gift ends up in the photos and videos of a historic moment

The record will live in the stats.
But the detail we’ll remember is this:

A brother designed the perfect gift.
His brother wore it the day he made history.

Karl Lavallée – Founder