Chico State Athletics

One of five seniors on the Wildcat roster…Appeared in 12 games last season…Three-time CCAA All-Academic award winner…Earned back-to-back Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Awards…Named the 2011 Chico State Bud Hanna Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year…Pre-Chico Days: A 2008 graduate of Del Oro High School in Loomis…Played three years of basketball and ran track for two seasons…Named the Golden Eagles’ team MVP in 2007 and 2008…Earned All-Sierra Foothill League honors his junior and seniors years…All-Metro Honorable Mention in 2008…Personal: Born 11/16/89 in St. Louis Park, MN.…Son of Rick and Robin…Has two older siblings, Joe and Dana…Sports hero is NFL star and military hero Pat Tillman…Biggest sports thrills are winning the CCAA championship and winning an NCAA Tournament game…Enjoys beating his teammates at video games…Wants to someday travel to Europe…Best advice ever received: “you have to shoot it to make it”…Claims to be “very artistic”…Would like to meet Minnesota Twins All-Star Joe Mauer…Majoring in finance and economics.