Enters 2010 fall camp as the starting free safety.
2009 (Junior): Great West All-Conference honorable mention ... Appeared in all 11 games with 10 starts as a free safety ... Opened the season with seven tackles (all unassisted), including one for a loss and one pass breakup at Texas Tech (Sept. 5) ... Registered eight tackles (five solo) and recovered a career-best two fumbles at Northwestern State (Sept. 19) ... Recorded seven tackles (six unassisted) and tallied a pass breakup in the 27-12 Homecoming victory over South Dakota (Oct. 3) ... Landed a career-high nine tackles (six unassisted) and posted a quarterback hurry at Southern Utah (Oct. 24) ... Finished the season with eight tackles (six solo) and a pass breakup in UND's 17-16 season finale win at Central Arkansas ... Selected Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his performance against South Dakota (Oct. 3) ... Twice named UND's Defensive Player of the Game (USD, Oct. 3; SOU, Nov. 7) and Big Hit of the Game (USD, Oct. 3; SUU, Oct. 24) ... Earned UND's Block of the Game honors (NWS, Sept. 19) ... Earned third letter.
2008 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 10 games as a free safety ... Finished seventh on the team with 29 total tackles, including 21 solo ... Registered a career-high four solo tackles in the first game of the season against Texas AandM-Kingsville (Aug. 28) and then tied it against Western Washington (Oct. 18) and UC Davis (Oct. 25) ... Totaled a career-high six tackles at UC Davis ... Grabbed his first collegiate interception on Nov. 8 versus Southern Utah when he also recorded his first sack ... Ranked 43rd in the GWC with an average of 2.9 tackles per game ... Nabbed UND's Hit of the Week for week 10 ... Earned second letter.
2007 (Freshman): Appeared in all 12 games as a freshman ... One of three true freshmen (Josh Murray, Delano Saporu) to see game action ... Made 20 total tackles, including 16 solo stops ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Humboldt State (Aug. 23) and recovered a fumble and returned it 65 yards for a touchdown ... Also made four tackles (three solo) in that game ... Made a season-high four solo tackles in each of UND's NCAA postseason games against Winona State (Nov. 17) and Grand Valley State (Nov. 24) ... Had a season-high five tackles (four solo) in the Grand Valley State game ... Was named UND's Special Teams Player of the Week for week six ... Earned his first letter.
Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Plano East High School ... Was the fifth-rated defensive back prospect at the Texas AandM Nike combine ... Lettered three times in football and earned all-district and all-county first team honors ... Recorded 195 tackles and three sacks as a senior ... Had 25 tackles-for-losses ... Led Plano East to 5A state quarterfinals ... An all-district honorable mention at running back as a junior ... Also lettered three times in track and field ... Placed seventh in the 1600-meter relay at the Texas Relays.
Personal: Majoring in management ... Son of Kraig and Lana Ankenbauer ... Uncle, Gene Roebuck, is UND's head women's basketball coach ... Cousin, Cierra Roebuck, played basketball for the Sioux from 2005-07.
| » Ankenbauer's career defensive statistics |
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YEAR
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GP-GS
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UA
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A
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TOT
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TFL
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INT
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PBU
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RF
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FF
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QBH
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SACK
|
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2007
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12-0
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16
|
4
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20
|
0.0-0
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0
|
0
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1-65
|
0
|
0
|
0.0-0
|
|
2008
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10-0
|
21
|
8
|
29
|
1.0-5
|
1
|
1
|
0-0
|
0
|
2
|
1.0-5
|
|
2009
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11-10
|
43
|
13
|
56
|
1.0-1
|
0
|
0
|
2-0
|
0
|
1
|
0.0-0
|
|
2010
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11-11
|
42
|
17
|
59
|
1.5-7
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0
|
2
|
0-0
|
1
|
1
|
0.0-0
|
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TOTAL
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44-21
|
121
|
42 |
164
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3.5-13
|
1
|
3
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3-65
|
1
|
4
|
1.0-5
|
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| » Ankenbauer's personal highs |
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Tackles: 9 (2x), last 10/23/10 at Cal Poly
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Solo Tackles: 7 (2x), last 10/23/10 at Cal Poly
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Fumble recoveries: 2, 09/19/09 at Northwestern State
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- Go Sioux -
