University of North Dakota Athletics

Team captain.

2007 (Junior): Earned Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Northwest Region third team honors ... Named to All-NCC second team ... Named to ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America second team ... Earned Academic All-NCC honors and was named to second straight NCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll ... Chosen UND’s Co-Most Valuable Defensive Player (w/ Robbie Meek) ... Three times was named UND’s Defensive Player of the Week ... Named NCC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 8) for his game-clinching interception at Minnesota State (Oct. 6) with less than two minutes remaining ... Started all 12 games and led the team in total tackles (73) and solo tackles (49) ... Tied for 20th in the NCC (all games) in tackles per game (6.1) ... Ranked second on the team with five pass breakups ... Had a career-high 13 tackles (including career-high seven solo stops) in UND’s win at South Dakota (Nov. 10) ... Registered a team-high 12 tackles, including a career-high nine solo stops, in NCAA second round playoff loss at Grand Valley State (Nov. 24) ... Made five or more tackles in nine of UND’s 12 games ... Earned third letter.

2006 (Sophomore): Named to NCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for second straight year ... Appeared in all 13 games ... Achieved career highs in every statistical category ... Led team and ranked sixth in NCC with five interceptions ... Ranked second in NCC in interception return yards (116) ... Ranked third on team in solo tackles (40) ... Had two interceptions and five solo tackles in season opener at Central Washington (Sept. 1) ... Returned an interception 56 yards for a touchdown against Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 28) ... Also had two tackles-for-loss and one quarterback sack against UMD... Had one interception in each of UND’s final two postseason games at Nebraska-Omaha (Nov. 25) and at Grand Valley State (Dec. 2) ... Had a career-high six tackles (four solo) at Grand Valley State (Dec. 2) ... Registered at least five tackles in each of UND’s final four games, including three postseason games ... Earned second letter.

2005 (Freshman): Named to NCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 13 games as a key reserve ... Made 10 total tackles and broke up a pair of passes ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Central Washington (Aug. 27) ... Earned first letter.

2004: Redshirt season.

Before UND: A 2004 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School ... Named the 2003 Fargo Forum Player of the Year ... Named to the 2003 All-Minnesota Vikings Team ... Named team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player and Most Valuable Defensive Back as a senior ... Named to the 2003 Associated Press All-State Second Team at quarterback ... Two-year team captain ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Ran for 1,856 yards and 33 touchdowns from 2002-03 ... Also completed 147 passes in 301 attempts for 693 yards and six TDs ... Racked up 12 interceptions in four seasons as a defensive back.

Personal: Majoring in biology ... Son of Rick and Shan Manke ... Older brother, Reed, played quarterback for the Sioux from 2003-06 ... Oldest brother, Ryan, played cornerback for UND from 2001-04.