University of North Dakota Athletics

Enters the season second on the depth chart at tailback.

2005: Named to Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Northwest Region Third Team ... Earned All-NCC Second Team honors ... Named UND’s Most Valuable Offensive Back ... Had a career season as a junior ... Appeared in 13 games and made 11 starts ... Ran for 1,045 yards and 10 touchdowns, both career-highs ... Carried the ball 250 times, eighth-most in UND single-season history ... Finished third in the NCC rushing race and ranked fifth in rushing touchdowns ... Eclipsed the 100-yard plateau four times ... Carried a career-high 36 times for 158 yards and a score at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 15) ... His 36 carries were the most by a Sioux since Riza Mahmoud carried 44 times for 192 yards against Minnesota State on Nov. 2, 2002 ... Ran for 113 yards and a score against UMD in the first round of the NCAA playoffs (Nov. 12) ... Ran for 90 or more yards in a game seven times ... Twice scored a pair of touchdowns in a game ... Scored at least one touchdown in eight of 13 games ... Received UND’s Bill Ordway Athletic Scholarship ... Earned second letter.

2004: Appeared in three games ... Rushed 21 times for 72 yards ... Had a season-high 49 yards on eight carries against Mesa State (Sept. 4) ... Served as a CHOICES spokesperson for UND Athletics.

2003: Medical hardship ... Saw action in one game.

2002: Played in six games as a freshman, including three starts ... Ran for 222 yards on 55 carries ... Rushed for 146 yards and two scores in his first collegiate start against Mesa State (Sept. 14) ... Gained 222 all-purpose yards in that game ... His 146 yards on the ground were the most by a Sioux freshman since Shannon Burnell ran for 148 against Northern Colorado in 1990.

2001: Redshirt season.

Before UND: A 2001 Highlands Ranch High School graduate ... Totaled 3,146 yards on 482 carries in three years ... Averaged seven yards per carry ... Team captain in 1999 and 2000 ... First team all-conference as a junior and senior in Colorado’s largest class in football (5A) ... 2000 all-state selection.

Personal: Majoring in criminal justice ... Born August 4, 1982 ... Son of Dr. Brian and Sandy Beatty.