Personal
Born in Salt Lake City ... parents are Dan and Terry ... recruited by Utah and Arizona State ... majored in political science and minored in coaching.
Before BYU
Named MVP of the Utah state championship tournament in 1992 while leading Taylorsville High to two consecutive titles and a 61-10 record over three years ... named to the all-state team in 1992-93.
Other College
Transferred from Utah Valley State College where he broke 12 defensive records, inlcuding nine assists in one game and a careed .990 as a second baseman, and batted a combined .373 in 1994 and 1995 ... led the team with 56 hits, 155 at bats and 14 doubles in 1995.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA
1996 .353 56-53 215 39 76 18 0 5 55 109 15 23 9-12
1997 .373 43-38 166 47 62 13 1 2 27 83 25 12 15-16
Broke the school record with four doubles in one game versus Albertson College ... tied school record with seven at bats against Wyoming.
Batted .385 in 26 league games.