2014
Played in the first 10 games and earned three starts at wide receiver … missed the final two games due to injury … was third on the team in receptions with 19 for 146 yards … also carried nine times for 71 yards … had three catches for a season-high 47 yards in the home opener against William Penn (9/6) … also returned punts and kickoffs … averaged 16.8 yards on five kickoff returns … MVFC President’s Council Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC Conference Honor Roll member.
2013
Started the first four games at quarterback before moving to wide receiver where he earned five more starts ... played in all 12 games ... named to the MVFC All-Academic Team ... received the Coaches Award at the end of the season ... finished as the team's second-leading passer, third-leading rusher and fifth-leading receiver ... threw two touchdowns, ran for three touchdowns and caught two touchdowns during the year ... also returned punts near the end of the season ... completed 39 of 85 passes for 394 yards ... passed for 200 yards and a score and ran for 63 yards and a score at Northern Arizona (9/21) ... had a rushing touchdown in each of the team's first three games ... had 78 yards rushing and a touchdown at Kansas (9/7) ... first touchdown reception was an 11-yard catch against Youngstown State (11/2) ... caught four passes for 59 yards and a touchdown the following week against Montana (11/9) ... MVFC President's Academic Award...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award...MVFC Honor Roll.
2012
One of 10 Coyotes who started all 11 games, he at quarterback...honorable mention academic All-MVFC honoree...completed 151-of-268 passes for 1,662 yards...threw seven touchdowns and seven interceptions...carried a team-high 138 times for 495 yards and scored a team-high six rushing touchdowns...ranked 62nd nationally in total offense (196 ypg) and 88th in passing efficiency (111.83)...ranked seventh in the MVFC in passing yards per game (151 ypg)...scored a QB rating of 163 with a two-touchdown, 172-yard effort in the season opener at Montana (9/1)...hooked up with Terrance Terry for an 80-yard touchdown on the first play of the second half in that contest for the Coyotes' longest play from scrimmage of the season...ran for 78 yards and two touchdowns in the team's win against Colgate (9/8)...4-yard touchdown run at Northwestern accounted for the `Yotes lone score (9/22)...passed for a season-high 253 yards and three scores against Illinois State (9/29)...ran for 73 yards and two touchdowns at Missouri State (10/13)...carried 16 times for a season-high 135 yards and a score against UNI and added 205 yards and a score through the air (11/10)...one of five active Coyotes who carries a cumulative GPA above 3.5...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award...MVFC Honor Roll.
2011
Saw action in seven games under center as a redshirt freshman...Completed 22 of 38 passes for 221 yards...Tallied three touchdowns and had a 31-yard pass at Cal Poly and had his first rushing touchdown at Cal Poly...Threw his second career touchdown pass and lone touchdown of the game for the Coyotes at Wisconsin...Had 24 rushes for 72 yards...Earned team offensive player of the week honors for his efforts against Lindenwood as he went 8 of 12 for 77 yards and a score, along with seven rushes for 22 yards at the Coyotes blanked the Lions 31-0.
2010
Redshirted his first season in the USD program...named USD's Scout Offensive Player of the Week twice during the season...named USD's Offensive Scout of the Year.
Prep
A four-year starter at quarterback...coached by Corey Brandt...the Class 2A Nighthawks posted a 13-1 record and didn't lose until the state finals, as Vander Maten passed for more than 2,400 yards and 29 touchdowns with just six interceptions...also notched 616 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on the ground...efforts earned him first-team all-state and elite all-state honors from the Des Moines Register, while the Iowa Newspaper Association also gave him first-team all-state accolades...named to the all-district first team and was the district MVP as well...also a star point guard on the basketball court for Class 1A Boyden-Hull, as he earned INA first-team all-state and DMR all-state honors...Nighthawks won the district tournament to advance to the state tournament and finished the season 21-5 overall.
Personal
Son of Wayne and Jan Vander Maten...kinesiology and sports science major.
