Personal
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Born in Salt Lake City
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Parents are Bob and Sandy Kariya
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Speaks Mandarin Chinese
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Eagle Scout
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Served a church mission in Melbourne, Australia from 2006-2008
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Majoring in Chinese
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Recruited by Navy, Southern Utah, Weber State, Idaho Sate and Utah State
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Married to wife Samantha
Before BYU
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A three-year letterwinner at Davis HS
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Helped lead Davis HS to the 5-A State Championship as a junior
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Totaled 1,016 yards rushing as a senior and scored 16 touchdowns
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Academic All-State selection
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Earned all-state honors
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Named the 5-A Most Valuable Player
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Football team captain
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Also lettered in baseball
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Earned academic all-state honors in baseball
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Shared the top GPA in the graduating class at Davis High School with a 4.0 grade-point average
Freshman Year
2008
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Earned letterman honors as a freshman
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Saw action in 12 games, starting against Air Force
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Academic All-MWC
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Caught four passes for 21 yards
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Received the Glen Redd Award for Work Ethic and Effort
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Contributor on special teams
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Totaled five tackles on the season
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Blocked a punt against UNLV
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Recorded 67 yards rushing on 12 carries in 2008
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Scored his first career touchdown in the season opener against Northern Iowa
Sophmore Year
2009
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Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
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Saw action in all 13 games, including a start against San Diego State
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MWC Scholar-Athlete
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Academic All-MWC
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Totaled 199 yards on 55 carries and two touchdowns
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Averaged 3.6 yards per carry
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Ran for a career-high 63 yards against Tulane
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Had 17 carries against Oklahoma
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Also recorded 22 receptions for 186 yards and two scores
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Had 76 yards receiving against Oklahoma, including a 49-yard catch
Junior Year
2010
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Earned letterman honors as a junior
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Saw action in all 13 games, starting nine
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ESPN Academic All-America Second Team
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Only running back from a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school to earn the recognition in 2010
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ESPN Academic All-District VIII First Team
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MWC Scholar-Athlete
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Academic All-MWC
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Second on the team with 537 yards rushing on 137 carries for an average of 41.3 ypg and six touchdowns
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Added 21 receptions for 122 yards
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Totaled 22 carries, 85 yards rushing and two touchdowns vs. San Diego State
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Had a team-high 19 carries and 88 yards vs. Wyoming
Senior Year
2011
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Earned letterman honors as a senior
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Team captain
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Played in all 13 games and started three
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Led BYU in rushing touchdowns with six
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Totaled 74 carries for 298 yards and six touchdowns along with 13 receptions for 88 yards and one touchdown
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Had 14 carries for 52 yards and one touchdown vs. UCF to lead team
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Rushed 11 times for 42 yards vs. Utah State and caught 2 passes for 20 yards
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Caught a touchdown pass vs. San Jose State
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Rushing touchdown vs. TCU
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Scored two rushing touchdowns vs. Idaho on six carries for 35 yards
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Three carries for 24 yards and one touchdown at Hawai'i
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27 rushing yards on seven carries vs. Tulsa in Armed Forces Bowl
Medical Redshirt Year
2005

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