University of South Dakota Athletics

2021
Honorable mention honoree for the MVFC all-Academic Team … served as the team’s placekicker and kickoff man throughout the season … tied the program record with a 54-yard field goal against North Dakota … it tied the mark set by Mike Kneip in 1990 … made 10 consecutive field goals during the season and was 11-of-14 on field goal attempts during the year… made two field goals in a game four times during that run … ranked 23^rd nationally in kicking accuracy and 37^th nationally in field goal per game … had 38 touchbacks on 54 kickoffs … was second on the team in special teams tackles with three … MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC honor roll member ... named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society

2020-21
Season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... served his third year as the team’s starting kicker … made 5-of-8 field goals and all eight extra points … was the team’s leading scorer with 23 points … two of his three misses were blocked kicks … made two field goals in the Coyotes’ 27-20 win at No. 7 Illinois State in the season opener (2/27) … made a season-long 37-yarder in the final game at Youngstown State (3/20) … also had two touchbacks and five fair catches on 17 kickoffs … … was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member ... named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society

2019
Honorable mention all-MVFC honoree … was the highest scoring kicker in Valley play (56 points) and 11 points clear of the field … was also the most accurate kicker in Valley play, making all 35 extra points and going 7-of-8 on field goals … overall, made nine field goals and had 20 touchbacks on 69 kickoffs … made a career-long 44-yard field goal in the win against Indiana St (10/5) … had four special teams tackles including three against Houston Baptist (9/14) ... MVFC President's Council Academic Award honoree ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2018
One of 37 Coyotes who competed in all 11 games … served as place-kicker throughout the season … made 12 of 17 field goal attempts and 32 of 34 extra points … led the team in scoring with 68 points … ranked fourth in the Valley in field goals made with 12 … made a field goal in seven straight games to begin the season and in nine of 11 games overall … made a long of 39 twice … made all six attempts over the final half of the season … also averaged 54.6 yards on seven kickoffs with one touchback ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2016-17
Competed one season and redshirted another at Iowa Western Community College

Prep
Was a five-sport performer at New London High School, competing in soccer, basketball, track and field, baseball and football ... was a first-team all-state kicker/punter and an all-district safety ... also earned first-team all-state honors on the soccer field where he totaled 83 career goals ... longest field goal made was 52 yards ... averaged 41.8 yards per punt ... was on the B-Honor Roll all through high school

Personal
Son of Greg and Jane ... studying kinesiology and sport management at USD