Personal
Parents are Fred and Shauna Mortensen ... an accomplished pianist and composer ... father, Fred, was a star quarterback at Arizona State (1975-77) ... awarded a Hinckley Scholarship to BYU ... served a Church mission to Caracas, Venezuela ... graduated from BYU in 2003 Cumma Sum Laude ... will attend law school while completing his football eligibility ... recruited by Arizona State, Colorado, Ohio State, Washington, Northwestern, Columbia, Dartmouth, Nebraska, Oregon and Stanford.
At BYU
In 2001: Saw action in a backup role in five games as a freshman... had four completions (on eight attempts) for 23 yards, including a season-high three completions for 18 yards against Nevada... completed one pass for a five-yard touchdown at Hawaii.
Before BYU
Graduated No. 1 in his class at Tempe High School... earned first-team All-Arizona and All-East Valley Conference ... named to the all-region and all-city teams... earned MVP honors in state championship game ... held high school record for most career touchdown passes (60), career passing yards (4,950), career victories (28), season touchdown passes (32), season passing yards (2,440) and season victories (14 straight) at Tempe High School.
Stats
Mortensen's Career Stats
Year Gms At-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
2003 4 46-14-2 30.4 102 0 22 20.4
2002 5 23-9-2 39.1 92 0 22 18.4
2001 5 8-4-0 50.0 23 1 7 4.6
Saw action in a backup role in five games as a freshman... had four completions (on eight attempts) for 23 yards, including a season-high three completions for 18 yards against Nevada... completed one pass for a five-yard touchdown at Hawaii.
Participated in spring drills ... was 9-of-14 for 103 yards, leading the White team to a 20-17 victory in the annual Blue-White scrimmage ... will compete for playing time at quarterback during fall camp.