SMSU Athletics

2012: Academic All-NSIC ... earned NSIC Myles Brand award ... named CoSIDA Academic All-District ... named SMSU's most valuable player and defensive player of the year ... played in 42 games with 39 starts ... second on the team with a .341 batting average ... led team with 17 doubles ... added two home runs ... tied for team-lead with eight multi-RBI games ... also had 14 multi-hit games.

2011: Academic All-NSIC ... named second team Academic All-District ... played in 33 games with 31 starts at second base ... batted .298 with three doubles and 14 RBIs ... finished third on the team with 36 hits ... named team's best defensive player ... had a team-high eight-game hitting streak during the season ... third on the team with 10 multi-hit games ... racked second with five multi-RBI games.

2010: Academic All-NSIC ... played in 38 games with 33 starts ... batted .330 with seven doubles, one home run and one triple ... also recorded 18 RBI ... had nine multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... smacked first career home run vs. Northern State (3/28) ... had back-to-back three-hit games vs. Upper Iowa (4/17-18) .. finished with four three-hit games ... started at both second base and designated hitter.

2009:  Appeared in 10 games with three starts ... finished the season batting .400 with seven runs scored and four RBIs ... had one multi-hit game vs. Minnesota Duluth going 2 for 3 with one RBI and two runs scored.

High School: 2008 graduate of Red Wing High School ... coached by Jim Bohmbach ... two-time all-conference and all-area ... two-year team captain ... batted .292 with a .363 on-base percentage as a senior ... batted .413 with a .484 on-base percentage and 12 doubles and 15 stolen bases with the Red Wing American Legion team in 2008 ... struck out just 11 times in 220 at bats between high school, legion and amateur teams in 2008 with a .341 batting average and .418 on-base percentage ... hit .347 as a junior ... also lettered in basketball ... all-conference as a senior ... two-time honorable mention all-conference ... two-year team captain ... two-time all-area ... area player of the year in 2008.

Personal: Born Aug. 4, 1989 ... son of Jerry and Deb Thygesen ... sports management major.