SMSU Athletics

CAREER STATISTICS

2009: Named NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Year ... selected second team All-NSIC South ... started all 11 games ... finished the season completing 225 of 352 passes for 2,963 yards and 33 touchdowns ... the 33 touchdowns ranks as the third highest in school single-season history ... set school single-season record with 63.9 completion percentage ... finished the season with five 300-yard passing games ... passed for season-high 425 yards vs. Upper Iowa ... season-high five touchdown passes vs. Wayne State ... passed for three touchdowns or more in eight games ...
named team offensive player of the week vs. Black Hills State and Minnesota Duluth.

Before SMSU: Played the last two seasons at Butte College in Oroville, Calif., for coach Jeff Jordan ... has two years of eligibility at SMSU ... helped lead team to 12-0 record and California state championship in 2008 ... team ranked No. 1 in the country by JCGridiron.com and Scout.com ... ranked as No. 6 junior college quarterback in the nation by JC Gridiron.com ... team captain ... offensive most valuable player ... missed four games in 2008 with injury ... ended the 2008 season passing for 1,736 yards and 17 touchdowns ... started all 11 games in 2007 passing for 1,877 yards and 20 touchdowns ... set school career record for touchdowns and passing yards ...

High School: 2006 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School ... played for coach Sterling Jackson ... team captain and offensive most valuable player as a senior ... all-conference honoree ... passed for 19 touchdowns as a senior. 

Personal: Born May 17, 1988 ... son of Jim and Diane Ratekin ... business management major.