Gallaudet University

AWARDS

• 2014 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
• 2013 National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Candidate
• 2013 CoSIDA Football Academic All-District First Team (District 2)
• 2013 ECAC Division III North All-Star Second Team
• 2013 All-ECFC First Team Defense
• Bison of the Month - Sept. 2013, Nov. 2012
• ECFC Defensive Player of the Week - 09/16/13
• 2012 ECFC All-Academic Team
• 2012 All-ECFC Honorable Mention Offense
• ECFC Special Teams Player of the Week - 10/01/12
• 2011 ECFC All-Academic Team

Senior Season (2013): National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Candidate...CoSIDA Football Academic All-District First Team (District 2)...ECAC Division III North All-Star Second Team...All-ECFC First Team Defense...senior co-captain...member of Gallaudet's first men's team sport to make a NCAA tournament appearance...helped the Bison win their first Eastern Collegiate Football Conference championship...team tied a school record nine wins in a season...set a school record with an 11-game winning streak dating back to the 2012 season...set a school record with 11 games played.

Junior Season (2012): All-ECFC Honorable Mention Offense…ECFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 1)…started 10 games for the Bison…carried the ball 67 times for 438 yards and one touchdown…averaged 5.9 yards per carry…caught 11 passes for 224 yards and 1 touchdown…completed nine passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns…returned seven kickoffs for 154 yards including an 88 yard return for a touchdown on Sept. 29 against Anna Maria College.

Sophomore Season (2011): ECFC All-Academic Team...started 10 games...carried the ball 58 times for 177 yards and three touchdowns...averaged 3.1 yards per carry...caught 15 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns...completed 3-of-3 passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns...returned eight kickoffs for 138 yards...fielded 12 punts for 87 yards...recorded two touchdowns against Catholic (Sept. 9) and Becker (Oct. 22).

Freshman Season (2010): Appeared in nine games for the Bison…recorded seven tackles (six solo).

Before Gallaudet: Attended Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind.

Personal: Son of Tim (Gallaudet '82) and Sharon Elstad...has a younger sister, Chelsea...favorite food is Shrimp Lo Mein...enjoys watching The Walking Dead...favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber...role models are his parents...favorite athlete is "Smokin'" Joe Frazier...fan of the Denver Broncos and Denver Nuggets.

Why Gallaudet? “To be a part of the deaf community.”