University of North Dakota Athletics

Enters the season third on the depth chart at tailback.

2005: Named to NCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll ... Received medical hardship ... Started UND’s first two games ? his first two career starts ? before missing the rest of the season due to injury ... Had run 30 times for 148 yards and a touchdown in his two games ... Also caught three passes for 12 yards.

2004: Played in all 14 games for the second straight season ... Finished second on the team with 756 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 162 carries ... Averaged a team-leading 4.7 yards per rush ... Finished fourth on the team with 22 receptions (171 yards) ... Ranked 10th in the NCC with 54 rushing yards per game ... Averaged 40.7 rushing yards per game during NCC play, which ranked eighth in the conference ... Had 76 yards (18 carries) in the NCAA playoff opener at St. Cloud State (Nov. 13) ... Scored a rushing touchdown in each of UND’s first three games ... Added one more in the NCAA quarterfinal against Grand Valley State (Nov. 27) ... Eclipsed the 1,000-yard plateau for his career with an 18-carry, 72-yard outing against Michigan Tech in the NCAA playoffs (Nov. 20) ... Earned second letter ... Received “Little Big Man” Award.

2003: Saw significant playing time as a freshman, appearing in all 14 games ... Carried 88 times for 381 yards, second-most on the team ... Also caught 28 passes for 235 yards, fifth-best on the squad ... Scored on his first play from scrimmage as a collegian, rushing 26 yards virtually untouched against Minnesota-Crookston (Sept. 6) in the season-opener ... Picked up a fumble against Newberry (Sept. 20) and scored (play was scored as a receiving TD as a continuation of the original play) ... Also has a touchdown pass to his credit, hooking up with Willis Stattelman for 61 yards against St. Cloud State (Oct. 4), which kicked off a 26-point comeback win for UND ... Had a career-best eight catches and 63 yards in the same game ... Had a career-high 54 yards (on just four carries) in UND’s 36-29 playoff win over Winona state (Nov. 29) ... Earned first letter.

2002: Redshirt season.

Before UND: A 2002 graduate of Jefferson Senior High School ... High school teammate of UND junior offensive lineman John Bronson ... As senior, accounted for 21 TDs while rushing for 1,009 yards on 165 carries and catching 16 passes for 305 yards ... Returned two kickoffs for TDs ... As junior, had six interceptions and returned six kicks for TDs, averaging over 26 yards per return ... Selected to all-section team twice and all-conference team once ... Team MVP as senior ... State qualifier in track and field ... Academic all-conference selection with 3.56 grade point average.

Personal: Majoring in physical therapy... Born April 9, 1983 ... Son of Pat and Lori Strouth.