Transfer from Iowa State where he sat out initial collegiate season as a redshirt...High School:  Started one season at defensive back and one season at running back at Cedar Falls High School...2008 second team INA All-State selection...helped high school squad to a 12-2 record and a 4A state runner-up finish as a senior...played on 11-1 squad as a junior...four-year track and three-year wrestling letterwinner...High School Coaches:  Pat Mitchell and Brad Remmert.