University of South Dakota Athletics

2024 | Senior
First Team AP All-American (TE) ... Third Team Phil Steele All-American ... First Team All-Conference (TE) performer ... played in 10 games for the Yotes this season as starting tight end, making nine official starts … missed four games due to injury … returned to game action in the Quarterfinals against UC Davis (Dec. 14) and brought in a pair of touchdown grabs in the victory … ended the season third on the team in both receptions (32) and receiving yards (469), both categories leading the tight end room … his four touchdown grabs on the season sat tied for second-best on the team … set a career-best with an 80-yard touchdown reception against Southern Illinois (Sept. 28), and had a season-best 100 yards receiving in the same game … his two touchdowns against UC Davis in the playoffs also marked a season-best.


2023 | Junior
Honorable mention all-MVFC honoree … one of 29 Coyotes who competed in all 13 games and earned 11 starts at tight end … caught 36 passes for 579 yards and five touchdowns … tied for the team lead in touchdown catches and had the second-most receptions and yards … had the second-most yards among MVFC tight ends and the third-most catches … tied a program record by becoming the third tight end in program history to catch eight passes in a game … had eight catches for a team-high 65 yards against South Dakota State (Oct. 28) … led the Coyotes in receiving three times … had a 75-yard touchdown catch in the NCAA second-round playoff win against Sacramento State that went as the team’s longest pass play of the season (Dec. 2) … had six catches for a season-high 101 yards and a score in the team’s 34-31 win against No. 23 Youngstown State (Oct. 14) … had a touchdown catch in four games out of five during a stretch early in the season.


2022 | Sophomore
One of 21 Coyotes who played in all 11 games and started the final 10 games at tight end … team’s second-leading receiver with 286 yards on 22 catches … caught an 8-yard touchdown pass in the season finale against UNI (Nov. 19) for his third collegiate score … had a season-high six catches for 87 yards in the home opener against Cal Poly to lead the team to a 38-21 win (Sept. 17) … was also the team’s leading receiver with 71 yards on three catches at Youngstown State (Oct. 29) … had at least one catch in nine of 11 games … MVFC honor roll member.


2021 | Freshman
Competed in 11 of 12 games … first collegiate catch was a 9-yard touchdown pass from Carson Camp that gave the Coyotes a 21-0 lead en route to a road win at 16^th-ranked UNI (Oct. 16) … caught an 8-yard touchdown in the regular season finale at fourth-ranked North Dakota State (Nov. 20) … totaled three catches for 21 yards and the two scores … MVFC honor roll member.

2020-21 | Covid Season
Season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... did not compete in those four games but was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic ... MVFC Honor Roll member.

Prep
Three-sport athlete who competed in football, lacrosse and track and field for the Mustangs ... all-conference honoree who caught 44 passes for 682 yards with 11 touchdowns his senior season ... two-way player who also tallied 74 tackles with three interceptions including a pick-six from his outside linebacker position ... caught two touchdowns and helped shutout rival Pomona 17-0 to wrap up an undefeated regular season for the Mustangs ... finished with a 12-1 record with a trip to the state semifinals.

Personal
Son of Nick and Kris … studying criminal justice at USD