University of North Dakota Athletics

2007 (Junior): Played in six games and tied for second on the team (with Danny Freund) with five rushing touchdowns ... Carried 51 times for 218 yards ... Ran for a pair of touchdowns in win at Minnesota State (Oct. 6) ... Rushed for a season-high 63 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries against Augustana (Sept. 29) ... Carried a season-high 14 times for 57 yards and a touchdown at Southern Utah (Sept. 8) ... Earned first letter.

2006 (Sophomore): Appeared in eight games and ranked second on the team with a career-high six rushing touchdowns ... Enjoyed his first career two-touchdown game at Augustana (Sept. 30) ... Scored a rushing touchdown in the NCAA second round at Nebraska-Omaha (Nov. 25) and in the NCAA quarterfinals at Grand Valley State (Dec. 2) ... Carried a season-high eight times for 33 yards against Winona State in the opening round of the NCAA playoffs (Nov. 18).

2005 (Freshman): Appeared in eight games as a freshman and finished second on the team with 247 rushing yards on 53 carries (4.7 avg) ... Led the team with 47 yards on 11 carries in UND’s NCAA second round playoff game at Grand Valley State (Nov. 19) ... Ran for a career-high 74 yards on 14 carries vs. Augustana (Sept. 24) ... Scored first collegiate touchdown vs. West Chester (Sept. 3).

Before UND: Transferred to UND from Western Michigan prior to this season ... Redshirted the 2004 season at WMU ... A 2004 graduate of the Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield, Minn.) ... Lettered three times in football ... Ran for 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior and averaged 6.8 yards per carry ...Caught 10 passes for 160 yards ... All all-conference selection as a junior ... Also named team’s most valuable player ... Lettered three times in basketball and track and field.

Personal: Majoring in sociology ... Son of Wayne Leppla and Nancy Brady.