2009: Finished the season third on the team in batting average (.314), home runs (five) and RBI (25) … His five home runs equaled his career-high … Started 41 games during the season, including 15 at third base and 26 in right field … Went 1-for-4 with a run-scoring double in his first career start in the outfield at Bradley (April 3) … Remained the regular in rightfield for the final 26 games of the season … After seeing his average dip to a season-low .205 mark following game one of a doubleheader with Valparaiso (April 10), hit safely in 10 of his next 11 games to raise it more than 100 points to .311 … Had a career-high four hits in the second game of the doubleheader with Valpo (April 10) … Went 23-for-46 (.500) during that stretch, including eight multi-hit games … Ranked second on the club in that category with 17 and also ranked second in multi-RBI games with seven … Had the second two-homer game of his career against Dakota Wesleyan (G1, April 24) … Scored a career-high four runs at Concordia (G1, April 18) … Went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in his return to Nebraska (Feb. 25).
2008: One of two Sioux to start all 37 games with all but one of those coming at third base ... Led the team with five home runs and 33 RBI ... The lone Sioux to belt two homers in a game during the season (May 2 vs. St. Cloud State) ... Scored a team-best four runs against Minnesota Duluth (April 18) ... Had 10 multiple-hit games and led the club with 10-multiple RBI games ... Drove in a career-high five runs in a 13-run first inning against Minnesota Duluth (April 20) ... Had a two-run double and three-run homer in the first frame of a game the Sioux held on to win 15-13.
2007: Started 35 games for North Dakota ... Made UND debut on March 10, 2007 against Ashland ... Collected first collegiate hit on March 11, 2007 against Mansfield ... Batted .323 in 130 at-bats ... Ranked fifth on the team in slugging percentage (.500), third in hits (42), third in doubles (eight), second in runs batted in (33) and second in homeruns (five) ... Registered 250 putouts and a .989 fielding percentage as a first baseman ... Finished the season with 16 multi-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI games.
Before UND: Transferred to UND from the University of Nebraska, where he played baseball as a redshirt freshman ... Named to Big 12 Honor Roll in 2005 ... 2005 graduate of Minot High School ... All-state quarterback ... Academic all-conference five times, all-state in baseball four years ... Led Minot to State title (.467 BA, 5 homers, 48 RBI), (6-1 on mound, 1.17 ERA).
Personal: Majoring in business ... Son of Jo Ann and Sheldon Gudmunson ... Member of the UND football team from 2006-07.
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