SMSU Athletics

2014: Played in 28 games with 22 starts ... batted .145 with four doubles and eight RBIs ... scored seven runs ... had two hits vs. Northern State (3/10) ... drove in two runs vs. Northern State (3/10).

2013: Played in 35 games with 30 starts ... batted .235 with seven doubles and three home runs ... finished third on the team with 24 RBIs ... ranked second on the team with seven multi-RBI games ... finished with a season-high three RBIs vs. University of Mary and Minnesota State ... joined the baseball program during 2012 fall camp.

SMSU: Played in 10 games during the 2011 season for the football program ... finished with seven receptions for 123 yards ... scored touchdown vs. MSU Moorhead.

Before SMSU: Spent one the 2010 season as a redshirt at Iowa State University.

High School: 2010 graduate of Marshalltown HS ... named 2010 Times-Republican Football Player of the Year ... helped team to state championship game ... finished his senior season with 85 receptions for 1,540 yards and 22 touchdowns ... his reception, yardage and touchdown totals are each single-season Iowa Class 4A records ... named first team all-state ... selected to Shrine Bowl ... ranks among the Top 15 in the state career record book in yards, receptions and touchdowns ... also recorded 57 tackles and five interceptions as a senior ...also in basketball, track and baseball

Personal: Born Dec. 9, 1991 ... son of Jim and Beth Carlson ... finance major.