Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ...
JUNIOR - (2005): Enters junior season at Utah Valley State

SOPHOMORE - (2004): Played in 33 games, with 32 starts ... tied with teammate Reno Mendenhall for the team lead in hits (41), and was first in triples (4), runs scored (33), RBIs (29), and total bases (67) ... finished second on the team with 12 multi-hit games, and was tied for second on the team in homeruns (4) ... hit .336 with the third most at bats (122) ... over a stretch of four games against Mesa State and Portland (2/21/01 - 3/4/04) he went 9-for-15 with 8 runs, 4 RBIs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, and 1 homerun ... he owned Utah last season going 12-for-26 with 11 runs, and 7 RBIs (in 6 games), including a key game winning two-run homerun against the Utes on May 11th ... takes a current 7 game hitting streak into the 2005 season ... tied for fifth with teammate Dan Bulow in RBIs average per game (0.88), and second in triples average per game (0.12) among other Division I Independent players ... was named the NCAA Division I Independent [quote]Newcomer of the Week[quote] on May 11th ... named Second Team NCAA Division I All-Independent.

Before Utah Valley  ...
Prepped at Spanish Fork High School ... lettered in baseball and football ... named team captain in baseball .... played for former Utah Valley State players, [quote]Shoe[quote] and [quote]Whites[quote] Nelson ... All-Region and All-State selection in baseball ... Academic All-State selection in baseball ... hit .453, with 5 doubles, 4 triples, 1 homerun, 25 RBIs, 39 hits, 37 runs, and 17 walks in 27 games his senior year ... led the Dons to a Region Championship, 22-5 overall record, and fourth place finish in state his senior year.

Personal ...
Born December 15, 1980 ... graduated from Spanish Fork High School in 1999 with a 3.89 GPA ... honor roll student ... served a LDS church mission to Halifax, Canada ... majoring in Education ... parents are Wayne and Cindi.

Other College ...
FRESHMAN - (2000): REDSHIRTED at Snow College his freshman season.