2016
2016-17 USD Male Scholar Athlete of the Year ... served as team’s punter, place-kicker and kickoff man in all 11 games ... became the first player in the 32-year history of Valley football to be named both a first-team all-MVFC punter and first-team all-MVFC place-kicker ... was named the top FCS punter by all five All-America publications (AP, AFCA, Walter Camp Football Foundation, STATS, Hero Sports) ... was one of 11 players selected to the FCS ADA All-America Team ... was also named to the ADA Academic All-Star Team ... earned a spot on CoSIDA's Academic All-District Team ... was selected to the MVFC All-Academic Team ... was a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award ... was on the winning team at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in California ... earned nine MVFC Player of the Week awards during his career ... received the MVFC President's Council Academic Award ... MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC Conference Honor Roll member
Became the Coyotes' all-time leading scorer this season with 276 points ... broke the record with a 49-yard field goal at Indiana State (10/15) ... was the FCS' top punter with a program-record 47.5-yard average, nearly two yards better than any of his peers ... his four-year career average of 42.8 on 262 boots is also a South Dakota record ... netted 41.3 yards per punt this season, the second-best average in the nation ... punted 68 times for 3,230 yards ... pinned 17 punts inside the 20-yard line and had 27 kicks of 50 yards or more with a long of 65 ... also made 14 of 18 field goals, all 41 extra-point tries, and had 21 touchbacks on 59 kickoffs ... made a Coyote record 56 field goals in four seasons ... broke Kurt Seibel's USD record for career field goals with a 50-yarder against North Dakota (9/17) ... earned STATS FCS Special Teams Player of the Week honors after making four field goals, including two 41-yarders in overtime, in the win against Indiana State ... also averaged 42.8 yards on nine punts during that win ... averaged a career-best 55.8 yards per punt in the season opener at New Mexico (9/1)
Invited to New Orleans Saints rookie minicamp ... made 12 of 14 field goals and all 10 extra points for Colorado Crush of the IFL in 2017
2015
Served as team’s punter, place-kicker and kickoff man in all 11 games … earned second-team all-MVFC honors as a place-kicker and honorable mention honors as a punter … made all 27 extra-point attempts and 14 of 22 field goals … had five makes of at least 45 yards including one from 50 and another from 53 … nailed the game-winning, 33-yard field goal as time expired to beat defending national champion North Dakota State, ending the Bison’s MVFC record 26-game home win streak and ending the Coyotes’ 14-game conference skid (10/17) … made four field goals the following week in a home win against Missouri State (10/24) … became the fourth player in program history to make four field goals in a single game … had 18 touchbacks on 47 kickoffs … averaged 41.4 yards per punt, which ranked fourth in the MVFC and 24th nationally … earned three MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors … was named to the Watch List for the Fred Mitchell Award … was named to the Valley’s All-Academic Team … was also named to the FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team ... MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC Conference Honor Roll member
2014
Served as team’s punter, placekicker and kickoff man in all 12 games … earned honorable mention all-MVFC honors … named Beanie Cooper Special Teams Player of the Year (USD award) … made all 16 field goal attempts heading into the season finale … had a 25-yard field goal attempt in the finale at South Dakota State ruled no good, though replays confirmed the kick was true (non replay game) … had the kick been ruled correctly, he would have set an FCS record for best perfect record of field goals made in a season … kick also would have tied USD’s single-season record for field goals made in one season (17) … miss ended a program-record 18 consecutive made field goals that dated back to 2012 … had the fourth-best field goal percentage in the nation (.941) … had the 15th-most field goals in the nation (16) … made a career-long 50-yarder against Youngstown State (11/1) … was 5-for-5 on field goals of 40 yards or more … averaged 41.9 yards per punt, which ranked second in the MVFC and 17th nationally … pinned 19 punts inside the 20 and six inside the 10 … had 17 punts of 50 yards or more … made 19 of 21 extra points … had eight touchbacks on 42 attempts … had two special teams tackles … was twice honored by the Fred Mitchell Award (for the months of September and October) for his excellence on the football field and in the community … MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC Honor Roll member.
2013
Played in all 12 games and served as punter and kicker for the Coyotes throughout the season ... made 12-of-21 field goals and 21-of-23 extra points ... averaged 40.4 yards per punt and 59.4 yards on kickoffs ... had nine punts of 50 yards or more ... pinned 16 punts inside the 20 and six inside the 10 ... had 11 touchbacks on 46 kickoffs ... ranked third in the MVFC and 28th nationally in field goals per game ... ranked third in the MVFC and 39th nationally in punting ... earned MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors following his first collegiate game when he kicked a 39-yard field goal and pinned five punts inside the 25-yard line in a 10-7 win against UC Davis (8/31) ... earned the honor again after the conference opener when he made a game-winning 41-yard field goal against Missouri State (10/5) ... had a season-long make of 43 yards against Indiana State (10/12) ... made two field goals in three consecutive games towards the end of the season ... MVFC Honor Roll member.
Prep
Participated in the U.S. Army All-American as a senior after being named to the Kohl's All-American team as a junior...twice named first-team All-State, first-team All-Northern Conference and Northern Conference Special Teams Player of the Year....connected on 28 of 37 field goals (10 of 11 as a senior) with a long of 55 yards and recorded 158 touchbacks on 199 kickoffs...as a senior, had a net punting average of 43.5 yards after averaging 40.3 net yards per attempt as a junior...also a two-time state qualifier as a discus thrower in track and field.
Personal
Son of Bruce and Kim Bergner...criminal justice and theatre double-major.
