Augustana University Athletics

2007: Came off early injury to start the final six games of the season…Tallied 11 receptions for 174 yards…Had a season-long reception of 28 yards at St. Cloud State…Caught four passes for 69 yards at St. Cloud State. 2006: Started all 11 games at tight end … Caught 10 passes for 202 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns … Had a career-best 57-yard reception against St. Cloud State. 2005: Appeared in all 11 games and started the final 3 games of the season … Had 8 receptions for 111 yards and 3 touchdowns … Had 3 catches for 61 yards, both career highs, against Northern State … Also caught his first career touchdown against NSU … One of his receptions against the Wolves went for 30 yards … Followed that game with touchdown catches against Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota-Crookston the next 2 weeks. 2004: Redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at Mayo High School … Was a standout tight end and defensive end … As a senior, he had 25 catches for 413 yards as a tight end … On defense he recorded six sacks, two interceptions and scored three touchdowns …Was an all-conference defensive end selection … Led the Spartans to back-to-back 11-1 records as a junior and senior … Helped Mayo win two Big 9 Conference titles and two sectional runner-up finishes. Personal: Son of Ron and Shelly Rank … Majors are elementary education and Spanish.

Career Receiving Statistics

Year           G       Rec.     Yds      TD      YPG

2005           9          8        111        3        12.3

2006          11        10       202        3        18.4

2007           6         11       174        0        29.0

Totals       26        29       487        6        18.7